Iowa could be 1st state to revoke transgender rights

Iowa could be first state to revoke transgender rights
Iowa could become the first state to revoke nondiscrimination protections for transgender people under fast-tracked legislation that state lawmakers could approve as early as Thursday. Why it matters: The rollback of safeguards based on gender identity as it relates to a person's biological sex in employment,
Iowa's first & only transgender lawmaker slams bill to strip trans civil rights
From iowa's first and only transgender lawmaker at the state capitol -- hiawatha house rep aime wichtendahl amy wicken-doll says the bill and the discussions su
Iowa Senate advances bill to end trans civil rights protection. Final vote may be Thursday
A bill removing protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from the state's civil rights act could be on Gov. Reynolds' desk this week.
Bill repealing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans clears Senate panel
A bill to remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act cleared a Senate committee this afternoon and the panel’s chairman expects the full Senate to begin debating the bill tomorrow morning.
Iowa bill removing gender identity from civil rights code moves forward in key subcommittee
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) -The push to remove additional civil rights protections for transgender Iowans advanced another step Tuesday. A senate subcommittee approved the change which would remove gender identity from the state civil rights code.
Bill removing transgender protections from Iowa Civil Rights Act could move quickly
Tuesday marked a second straight day of protests at the state capitol in Des Moines.The crowds were smaller Tuesday compared to monday -- but the fight continue
Iowa Senate version of a bill ending civil rights protections for transgender Iowans advances
Iowa Senate lawmakers advanced a bill that would eliminate civil rights protections for transgender people, mirroring legislation passed by a panel of House lawmakers Monday despite the protest of hundreds of Iowans.
House GOP advances bill to remove civil rights protections for transgender Iowans
Republicans on the Iowa House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Monday that would remove civil rights protections for transgender Iowans from state law, as a few hundred people protested the bill at the Statehouse.
Iowa Senate committee advances bill to strip gender identity from civil rights act
In an Iowa Senate committee Wednesday, Republicans advanced the bill stripping gender identity from Iowa's Civil Rights Act.The bill is now eligible for debate
Iowa Clergy condemn effort to remove gender identity protections
More than 30 Iowa clergy members are urging state lawmakers to halt efforts to remove gender identity protections from the ...
Giving transgender persons special rights was wrong. Time to fix it. | Letters
Readers have their say for and against the bill at the Statehouse to remove gender identity from Iowa's civil rights law.
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Capitol Notebook: Repeal of Iowa gender ID protections closer to passage
DES MOINES — A Republican proposal to weaken legal protections for transgender Iowans by removing gender identity from the ...
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Univ. of Iowa looks into emotional impact of cancer diagnosis
Researchers from the University of Iowa are looking into the emotional toll a cancer diagnosis can take on a patient.
Iowa Attorney General addresses concerns and ‘misinformation’ around paused Section 504 lawsuit
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) talked with WHO 13 News on Tuesday to discuss concerns raised by parents and opposing ...