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Victory: All 15 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Dead
As of today, March 5th, all 15 anti-LGBTQ bills have been killed by the legislative funnel deadline. This is no small feat, and we definitely could not have done it alone. We have so many Read more…
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School Bathroom Bill Advances
On February 10th we testified against SF 224, a bill to prevent transgender students from using the appropriate restroom at schools. We heard from all sorts of folks from students, parents, and experts in the Read more…
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Follow the Anti-LGBTQ Bills of 2021
Today One Iowa Action is releasing a new tool to help community members follow which bills have been introduced that target LGBTQ Iowans. To access this information, please click here.
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2020 Candidate Endorsements
Today, September 14, LGBTQ advocacy organization One Iowa Action announced its state legislative endorsements for the 2020 election. During the 2020 legislative session, the Iowa legislature released 14 anti-LGBTQ bills. The focus of these bills ranged Read more…
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Response to Representative Jeff Shipley
Today, June 9th, Representative Jeff Shipley posted several items to his social media accounts which denigrated, demeaned, and dismissed transgender and intersex people. Among these items were posts that insinuated that supporting transgender people glorifies Read more…
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Iowa Legislator Introduces Anti-Civil Rights Act
Today, February 6th, Senator Dennis Guth (R-Klemme) released both SF2193 and SF2194, bills that would create sweeping exemptions to the Iowa Civil Rights Act and undermine virtually every protection for LGBTQ Iowans. Discrimination allowed against Read more…
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Iowa Legislature Continues Attack on LGBTQ Iowans
Today, January 31, three anti-LGBTQ bills were released in the Iowa legislature. HF2201 would restrict educators from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity, HF2202 would allow discrimination against transgender athletes in Iowa school athletics programs, Read more…
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Victory!
We have received confirmation from Chairman Steve Holt that this legislation will not be advancing. Thank you for all your calls and emails!
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Small Group of Iowa Representatives Introduce Legislation to Repeal Protections for Transgender Iowans
[Des Moines]—Today, January 29, Iowa State Representatives Dean Fisher, Anne Osmundson, Terry Baxter, Tedd Gassman, Thomas Gerhold, Phil Thompson, Tom Jeneary, Skyler Wheeler, and Sandy Salmon released HF 2164, a bill which seeks to repeal Read more…