Iowa, Gender Identity and Civil Rights

Iowa becomes first US state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code
Iowa became the first US state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that opponents say will expose transgender people and other Iowans to discrimination in all aspects of daily life.
Iowa Governor Signs Law Making State the First to Remove Gender Identity Protections From Civil Rights Code
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation making the state the first to remove antidiscrimination protections for gender identity from its civil rights code. Quick Hits
Iowa Becomes First State to Remove ‘Gender Identity’ as a Protected Class
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, signed SF418, a bill that eliminates “gender identity” as a protected class under the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
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The Iowa Legislature removed gender identity from civil rights law. Here’s why it should never have been added
Representative Steven Holt speaks during an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee meeting on House Study Bill 242 at the Iowa State
Push to repeal Iowa gender identity protections follows suit challenging 2023 bathroom bill
Republican push to repeal Iowa's gender identity protections comes as Iowa City parent's suit uses that law to challenge 2023 school bathroom bill.
Iowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite protests
Iowa lawmakers are expected to vote on an unprecedented bill that would remove protections based on gender identity from the state civil rights code.
Census Bureau under Trump seeks permission to delete questions about gender identity
The U.S. Census Bureau under the Trump administration has sought permission to delete questions about gender identity from a ...
Hiding kids' 'gender identity' from parents is common in blue state fighting Trump on trans issues: watchdog
A watchdog group that tracks gender ideology in schools found more than 50 school districts in Maine have policies that ...
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Montana bill would require schools to report to parents on gender identity discussions
Montana senators debated a bill that would require schools to inform parents if their child comments about questioning their ...
ACLU moves to take up gender identity lawsuit that EEOC is abandoning following Trump’s order
The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking to represent two restaurant workers in a gender identity discrimination lawsuit ...
Federal appeals court rejects parents' challenge to school policy that hid students' gender identity
A federal court dismissed an appeal from Massachusetts parents who filed a lawsuit against Ludlow Public Schools after ...