Iowa: Marriage is Up, Divorce is Down

The Iowa Department of Public Health has released findings regarding the first year of marriage equality in the state.  Marriage rates are up and divorces are down:

- Iowa posted the lowest number of divorces since 1970.


- 21,139 marriages occurred in Iowa last year – the most since 2000 and the first increase since 2005. The 1,573 jump in marriages over 2008 included the first-ever same-gender unions.

- 2,020 same-sex couples – 728 male partners and 1,292 female partners — were married during that time span while 16,869 opposite-gender marriages were recorded.

It's not just Iowa.  Massachusetts has the lowest divorce rate in the country.  Wait a minute, Don't we "tear at the fabric of society?"  What about the horrifying threat to marriage people!