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Amy Klein-Matheny and her wife Jennifer are married by Reverend Peg Esperanza in the Polk County Administration Building on April 27th, 2009, in Des Moines, Iowa, on the first day gay couples were allowed to marry in the state following a ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court.

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Legalizing Gay Marriage Reduced Homophobia

A new study finds that state laws sent a strong message about how norms were changing—and homophobia declined as a result.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican members of Congress and Cabinet members in the Cabinet Room of the White House on June 20th, 2018.

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The Rules Do Not Apply to Trump Because the Rules Never Existed

President Donald Trump is showing us how norms were always just guidelines.