Iowa’s civil rights protections no longer include gender identity

Iowa’s civil rights protections no longer include gender identity

Iowa has become the first state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code

FILE – Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, speaks during debate on the gender identity bill, Feb. 27, 2025, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)