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 bill removing gender identity from state civil rights protections
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that strikes gender identity from Iowa law, making the state the first to remove civil rights from a previously protected class.
Gov Reynolds Signs Bill To Remove Gender Identity From Iowa Civil Rights Act Into Law
His wife, Betsy Arakawa, was also found dead in their New Mexico home.
Bill Removing Gender Identity Protections Gets Final Approval in Iowa Despite Protests
Iowa's bill raced through the legislative process, despite opposition from LGBTQ+ advocates who rallied at the Capitol Monday and Tuesday.
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender identity as a protected class
Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds
Iowa approves bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests
The Iowa House approved a bill Thursday that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, less than an hour after the state Senate backed the legislation. First introduced last week,
Governor signs gender identity bill into law
Governor Kim Reynolds today signed the bill into law that removes the words gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The governor released a video statement saying the signing of the bill into law safeguards the rights of women and girls.
Passionate protests erupt in Iowa against bill that strips gender identity protections
Passions ran strong during Thursday's protests against a bill opponents say takes away basic human rights for people in Iowa, especially the transgender and int
Iowa Governor Signs Bill Removing Gender Identity from Civil Rights Code
Governor Kim Reynolds (R., Iowa) signed a bill into law on Friday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, which previously equated sex discrimination to discrimination based on gender identity.
These Iowa lawmakers cast the historic vote to repeal transgender civil rights protection
Here's how Iowa House and Senate lawmakers voted Thursday on a bill removing gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove trans civil rights protections
Iowa lawmakers passed a bill Feb. 27 that would end nondiscrimination protections for transgender people amid massive protests at the Capitol.
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Iowa becomes first state to remove gender identity protections from civil rights code
"I know this is a sensitive issue for some, many of whom have heard misinformation about what this bill does," Reynolds said. "The truth is that it simply brings Iowa in line with the federal Civil ...
Gender identity choices cut to male, female on Iowa university admission forms
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