Gay official wins discrimination lawsuit against ex-governor.

Former Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad and ex-official Chris Godfrey (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AFP/Getty)

A court has found that Iowa’s Republican ex-governor Terry Branstad unlawfully discriminated against a gay official.

A Polk County jury on Monday (July 15) ruled that Branstad, a strong opponent of LGBT+ rights who served as Governor of Iowa from 2011 to 2017, discriminated…