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Governor Reynolds Signs Bill Removing Gender Identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act, Marking a Dark Day in Iowa’s History
Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, officially stripping transgender and non-binary Iowans of critical protections against discrimination in housing, employment, education, public accommodations, Read more…
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Felony Drag Ban Advances in Iowa House
On Tuesday, February 19th, 2025, a House panel advanced HSB158, a bill that would make it a felony to take a minor to a drag show or any performance that features a transgender person living Read more…
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President Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting the LGBTQ+ Community
Jan 28, 2025 [Des Moines, Iowa]— We are deeply disturbed by the series of executive orders issued by the Trump administration over the past week. They not only target the LGBTQ+ community but pose a Read more…
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Governor to Introduce Legislation to Remove Transgender Iowans’ Civil Rights
Jan 24, 2025 [Des Moines, Iowa]— Multiple independent sources have confirmed that Governor Kim Reynolds will introduce legislation to remove basic human rights protections from transgender Iowans. This bill would remove gender identity from the Read more…
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Governor Signs License to Discriminate Into Law
April 2, 2024 [Des Moines, Iowa]— Today, at a private event, Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law SF2095, the so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act.” This new law will allow broad religious exemptions to otherwise generally Read more…
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Governor Continues Her Cruel Attacks On LGBTQ Iowans
Feb 1, 2024 [Des Moines, Iowa]— Just one day after an Iowa House subcommittee unanimously rejected efforts to strip transgender Iowans of their civil rights, Governor Kim Reynolds introduced a new piece of legislation, HSB Read more…