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Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge joined with Senate Leader Mike Gronstal and the Iowa Pride Network College Coalition today to press the legislature to change the Iowa Civil Rights Code to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.

In a move which will, no doubt, truly disturb the fundamentalist and evangelical Christians throughout the state, Judge stated that the civil right's code had a "glaring" omission. "Discrimination and intolerance have no place in our society and that is why Chet Culver and I are supporting this change," she said.

While this may not be the best political move for Judge and Culver, we are extremely pleased they have decided to weather the storm. Iowa should not be a state of equal treatment for all humans. Good job, Patty!