Oh my, I remember Stryper from my childhood in small-town California. You’d get spankings for AC/DC or Guns, but Stryper and Petra were A-OK. (And there I was, poor little Jewish boy, just trying to fit in.)
If I had to guess, I'd say that was Robin Williams, Sheila James Kuehl and the guy who wrote Milk celebrating the victory of Hollywood values over the heartland.
Are you sure this is real? My (hetero) marriage hasn't somehow dissolved into a pagan bestiality orgy, which is what I'd been led to believe would happen.
Looking at the entire gallery of pictures at the Des Moines Register's website, I'm struck with the sense that my home state is clearly, desperately in need of a strict personal fitness regime and some better clothes.
@iowagrl: Oh, darling, it's not just Iowa. Most Americans everywhere are just dumpy and ugly, with the fashion sense of a stick covered in shit. But not you. You're perfect.
@Banjo-Sea Kitten: Totally verklempt. Currently living in Iowa and the local coverage has just been inspiring. Even more (pleasantly) surprising is how many professed Christians show(ed) up for rallies supporting the decision that made this marriage possible. Some students recently talked about how happy everyone was, and how that happiness was contagious.
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Everyone's gay in Io-way!
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