What's that saying about a bad penny? They always turn up? Well in this case, we're really wishing Joab Penney wouldn't. 

The Florida man who entered into a fraudulent marriage with his husband via forged documents filed in Iowa is now renouncing his homosexuality and is upset that his illegal marriage hasn't been declared void.

Yeah. We were confused too.

The Associated Press clears things up after the jump!

Success in Iowa! The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that gay couples have a legal right to be listed on a child's birth certificate. 

The ruling follows a suit filed by a legally married Iowa lesbian couple who were only allowed to have the biological mother listed on their child's birth certificate. 

Details after the jump!

The homophobic forces in Iowa still have some fight left in them when it comes to the nearly four-year old decision by the state's Supreme Court that paved the way for marriage equality. After unsuccessfully attempting to have the justices fired, anti-gays in the state are now trying to give them a pay cut. 

Iowa State Senator Dennis Guth (R) really let his true colors shine Wednesday while pointing a finger at the media for "tricking" Americans into supporting civil rights. 

And that's just the beginning.

You always hope you never have to report this kind of story again after the last time, but here we are. 

Kenneth Weishuhn, an openly gay 14-year-old Iowan, has died from suicide after reportedly receiving death threats from homophobic bullies. 

Even though our hearts pump vodka rather than blood, we do love to celebrate love. But something in the photo for a purported engagement (seen after the jump) between two young women seems more than a bit sketchy even to our black hearts. Check it out after the jump.

Determining that the "culture wars are over" and that the "republicans have lost," former Romney Campaign Senior Adviser Dave Kochel has come out in support of marriage equality. 

The University of Iowa has broken the mold for public institutions today by becoming the first non-private school to ask applicants about their sexual orientation and gender identity. 

Updated Monday, 2:00 p.m. PST

The Romney campaign has responded to reports that two gay independent voters, Adam Peters and Chase Gunderson, were escorted from a Romney campaign event in Iowa because they were perceived to be gay.

See what the campaign had to say after the jump!

Iowan activist Zach Wahls will kick his political career up yet another notch as a speaker at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night. Now, as an official opening act for President Obama's big headlining speech tomorrow night, is it too much to ask to see a Wahl's 2020 campaign??

Updated Sunday, 8:13 a.m. PST

An amendment, proposed by Republican House Rep. Steve King (Iowa), that would ban same-sex marriage on military bases and prohibit military chaplains from performing same-sex marriage ceremonies passed with a vote of 247-166.

More after the jump.

An engaged lesbian couple is on the hunt for a new wedding reception venue after being told they couldn't rent out Moline, Illinois' historic University Club because THE BIBLE!! Details follow.