“I’m not going to put discrimination in the Iowa Constitution. That’s a horrible idea. The people who are pushing the amendment are saying equal protection under the law — except. I think that’s unacceptable.”

—Iowa Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal, on why he ruled out a move to overturn the legalization of gay marriage in Iowa through constitutional amendment.

According to the article, he voted against gay marriage in 1998 and has since changed his mind. (via Ta-Nehesi Coates)