Same-sex couples in St. Louis can get married in Iowa. They just can't ever get divorced.

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Ryan and Alvin Hotop-Hill: Newlyweds in Iowa, roommates in Missouri.
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Ryan and Alvin Hotop-Hill: Newlyweds in Iowa, roommates in Missouri.
Attorney Todd Sivia helps a same-sex couples untangle their property and their lives.
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Attorney Todd Sivia helps a same-sex couples untangle their property and their lives.

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Ultimately, what matters to the couple is not the legality of their union in a state that's hours away — much less the fact that their marriage isn't legal in their home in St. Louis.

"One day, it's gonna be a legal thing between the states," Alvin says. For now, he adds, "It's legal in our hearts."

Correction published 12/3/10: In the original version of this story, we erroneously stated that Iowa voters extended voting rights to all unrelated adults; in fact, the Iowa Supreme Court passed the law.
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