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Posted: 5/6/2013 2:48:31 PM EST
FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2012, file photo, Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks in her office at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa was among the first states to legalize gay marriage and served as the liftoff site for President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, but in other arenas the state isn’t quite so progressive _ it’s also one of just two states to never elect a woman governor, senator or member of Congress. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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Posted: 5/6/2013 2:48:31 PM EST
FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2010, file photo, Iowa Democratic Senatorial candidate Roxanne Conlin speaks to reporters following an appearance on Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Press" in Johnston, Iowa. Iowa was among the first states to legalize gay marriage and served as the liftoff site for President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, but in other arenas the state isn’t quite so progressive _ it’s also one of just two states to never elect a woman governor, senator or member of Congress. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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Posted: 5/6/2013 2:48:31 PM EST
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2010, file photo, Iowa Democratic Senatorial candidate Roxanne Conlin stands in front of supporters as she speaks during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa was among the first states to legalize gay marriage and served as the liftoff site for President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, but in other arenas the state isn’t quite so progressive _ it’s also one of just two states to never elect a woman governor, senator or member of Congress. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 8:58:21 PM EST
CORRECTS SPELLING OF DAWN'S LAST NAME TO EUER - Dawn Euer, Bill Fischer and Devin Driscoll, from Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, clasp hands after vote to pass a gay marriage bill at the State House in Providence, R.I., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 7:58:32 PM EST
Lise Iwon, right, Julie Smith celebrate after a gay marriage bill passed a vote in the Rhode Island House at the State House in Providence, R.I., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 7:58:32 PM EST
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signs a gay marriage bill into law outside the State House in Providence, R.I., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 7:58:32 PM EST
Two men embrace after a gay marriage bill was signed into law outside the State House in Providence, R.I., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 7:58:32 PM EST
Dawn Euar, Bill Fischer and Devin Driscoll, from Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, clasp hands after vote to pass a gay marriage bill at the State House in Providence, R.I., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 7:58:32 PM EST
Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox, right, embraces his partner Marcus LaFond after vote to pass a gay marriage bill at the State House in Providence, R.I., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 7:58:32 PM EST
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee holds up a a gay marriage bill after signing it into law outside the State House in Providence, R.I., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 7:58:32 PM EST
Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox, left, is kissed by R.I. Rep. Frank Ferri, D-Warwick, after a gay marriage bill was signed into law outside the State House in Providence, R.I., Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Posted: 4/27/2013 1:58:25 AM EST
FILE - In this April 18, 2013, file photo Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton tell hundreds who turned out to rally at the State Capitol, in St. Paul, Minn. in support of a bill to legalize gay marriage that he hoped legislators will pass this year. A spokesman for American Unity PAC tells The Associated Press that the group has established a lobbying operation and already spent more than $250,000 to lobby Republican lawmakers in Minnesota, with plans to spend more. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
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Posted: 4/24/2013 12:03:28 PM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2013 file photo, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee testifies in support of same-sex marriage before the House Judiciary Committee, at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. Following months of review and debate, the Rhode Island state Senate is set to vote on gay marriage legislation Wednesday afternoon, April 24, 2013. The bill easily passed the House in January. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:58:42 PM EST
In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 photo Rhode Island Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed smiles while at the rostrum in the Senate Chamber at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. Paiva Weed said she intends to vote against gay marriage legislation in the Rhode Island Senate Wednesday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:58:40 PM EST
In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 photo Rhode Island Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, left, and her Chief of Staff Tom Coderre, right, confer at the rostrum in the Senate Chamber at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. Paiva Weed said she intends to vote against gay marriage legislation in the Rhode Island Senate Wednesday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:58:39 PM EST
In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 photo Rhode Island Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed lowers the gavel at the rostrum in the Senate Chamber at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. Paiva Weed said she intends to vote against gay marriage legislation in the Rhode Island Senate Wednesday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:03:27 PM EST
Pro gay marriage activists paint gay colors on their cheeks after French lawmakers legalized same-sex marriage, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Paris. Lawmakers legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris. Tuesday's 331-225 vote came in the Socialist majority National Assembly. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:03:27 PM EST
Pro gay marriage activists pose after French lawmakers legalized same-sex marriage, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Paris. Lawmakers legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris. Tuesday's 331-225 vote came in the Socialist majority National Assembly. France's justice minister, Christiane Taubira, said the first weddings could be as soon as June. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:03:27 PM EST
Anti gay marriage activists wavs a flag with the logo of the movement on it during a rally to protest against the new law after French lawmakers legalized same-sex marriage, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Paris. Lawmakers legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris. Tuesday's 331-225 vote came in the Socialist majority National Assembly. France's justice minister, Christiane Taubira, said the first weddings could be as soon as June. Flags read, "demonstration for all." (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Posted: 4/23/2013 5:03:27 PM EST
Pro gay marriage activists celebrate after French lawmakers legalized same-sex marriage, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Paris. Lawmakers legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris. Tuesday's 331-225 vote came in the Socialist majority National Assembly. France's justice minister, Christiane Taubira, said the first weddings could be as soon as June. Poster reads: Medically Assisted Reproduction. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
