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.
Iowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests
Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code Thursday, despite massive protests by opponents who say it could expose transgender people to discrimination in numerous areas of life.
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.
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 ...
California sued under Title IX for assigning accommodations based on ‘gender identity’
Two organizations filed a federal civil rights complaint against the California Department of Education and some of the state ...
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DHS Scraps Surveillance Guardrails for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
If you’re able to violate the civil rights of one person or community, then there’s no limit to it, one expert warns.
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EEOC Policy Shifts Under Trump: Effects on Gender Identity, DEI, and Abortion Accommodations
As 2025 begins under President Donald Trump’s administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is experiencing significant ...
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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Lawmakers introduce bill aimed at limiting sexual orientation, gender identity education
BOISE — A committee on Monday introduced a bill prohibiting K-12 public schools from teaching about sexual orientation or ...