Iowa
Iowa Republicans have introduced a resolution that, if passed, would repeal marriage equality in that state. The Des Moines Register spoke with the author:

Sen. Dennis Guth, R-Klemme, and Rep. Greg Heartsill, R-Columbia, have introduced resolutions in the Iowa Senate and House seeking a statewide referendum on a state constitutional amendment to limit marriage to one man and one woman. The resolutions are co-sponsored by 21 other GOP legislators.
Guth acknowledged in remarks on the Iowa Senate floor last week that he faces a “seemingly impossible task” in trying to pass the resolution in the Democratic-controlled chamber. But he added, “This is what I believe,” and he wants his children and grandchildren to embrace those same values.

A bill that would prohibit conversion therapy for minors passed a committee in the Iowa Senate last week, the Des Moines Register reports:

A bill that would ban Iowa mental health professionals from trying to change the sexual orientation of gay patients under age 18 was approved by the Iowa Senate Human Resources Committee Wednesday on a straight party line vote.
Senate File 31 was sent to the Iowa Senate floor with the committee’s eight Democrats in favor and four Republicans against. While the measure could be approved this session by the Democrat-led Senate, it appears unlikely the GOP-controlled House will consider the bill.

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is ramping up his campaign for the GOP nomination for President of the United States, and he’s playing up his opposition to marriage equality, Salon reports:

Meanwhile, Walker’s camp is also talking up his support for marriage discrimination — or “traditional marriage,” in conservative parlance. “He is a pro-life, traditional-marriage Republican who has taken on the special interests,” Walker’s campaign told the Times in a statement. Just four months ago, after the Supreme Court let stand a ruling striking down Wisconsin’s marriage equality ban, Walker all but waved the white flag on same-sex marriage, conceding that the fight against it was “over,” at least in his state. Shortly thereafter, prospective GOP rival Mike Huckabee delivered a thinly-veiled jab at Walker, assailing “the so-called leadership of the Republicans who have abdicated on this issue.”
There’s no doubt that Walker’s hard-right turn is all about appealing to GOP primary voters, who remain overwhelmingly opposed to abortion rights and same-sex marriage, particularly in Iowa, where evangelicals comprised nearly 60 percent of the turnout in the 2012 GOP caucuses. And there’s no doubt that should Walker secure the Republican nod, he’ll go right back to diverting attention from his social conservatism in the general election.

Milwaukee’s LGBT Community Center has a new executive director, according to Windy City Media:

The board of directors of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center is pleased to announce the selection of Karen Gotzler as the organization’s new executive director, effective immediately, according to a press release.
Gotzler will take the role after serving as interim executive director since July.
Gotzler has been consulting with a wide range of organizations from businesses to government and nonprofit groups over the past 15 years as a part of Urban Strategies/Sector Management Consulting Group. Previously, she served as president/CEO of Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin.

North Dakota
Dakota OutRight, a LGBT advocacy group in North Dakota, is working to make LGBT visibility a priority in that state in 2015, according to the Bismarck Tribune:

Dakota Outright is reaching out this year, aiming to become more visible and grow beyond preconceptions that it is more than “the group that does the drag shows,” according to Karla Buzick, the organization’s president.
Though members of Dakota OutRight say the organization has been advocating on behalf of area gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people since the early 1990s, 2015 marked a chance for the group to introduce itself to the greater Bismarck and Mandan communities.

South Dakota
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State notes that a bill that would have allowed businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity has failed:

The South Dakota RFRA bill died. On Tuesday morning, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee voted to kill House Bill 1220, after social activists worked hard to point out the bill’s potential harmful consequences.