Due to fears that President-elect Donald Trump's administration could challenge marriage equality, dozens of same-sex couples in Iowa are rushing to get married before he takes office in January.
Marriage equality was legally protected in Iowa in 2009, six years before the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 ruling that made same-sex marriage legal across the country.
However, Trump has made statements indicating he might support appointing justices who could revisit and potentially overturn this ruling.
This has created concern among the LGBTQ+ communities that marriage rights may be rolled back, in similar fashion to reproductive rights with Roe v. Wade, KCCI reported.
"They believe it can happen because it happened with Roe v Wade," Milloro said. "So how do we take the steps to protect ourselves in light of an administration that's not going to do that for us?"
Des Moines area chaplain Anitta Milloro has worked with over 40 same-sex couples who want to secure their marriages before the new administration.
Milloro has mobilized these services and local support networks to provide wedding resources quickly. As the January inauguration approaches, advocates expect more LGBTQ+ couples to wed quickly.
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