Sister Cities

Historical marker location:

112 East Main Street, Clarinda, Iowa

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1996

In 1979, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay rights in the case of Varnum v. Brien. The ruling declared that Iowa's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, making Iowa the third state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage.