Vermont's legislature and the top court of Iowa have delivered two key victories in recent weeks to those fighting for homosexual couples to marry.

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Throughout the legal and political battle in the Green Mountain State, Vermont Public Radio has been tracking the issue of same-sex marriage in the state. Find all of their reports and read the thoughts of listeners on their site.
-- From Vermont Public Radio

Iowa became the first non-coastal state and the third nationwide to legalize gay marriage when the state Supreme Court unanimously found that the state's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples.