Iowa Governor Signs Bill Removing Gender Identity from Civil Rights Code
Governor Kim Reynolds (R., Iowa) signed a bill into law on Friday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, which previously equated sex discrimination to discrimination based on gender identity.
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.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill ending gender identity protections in Civil Rights Act
One day after it was approved by both the Iowa House and Iowa Senate, Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that will remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Governor signs gender identity bill into law
Governor Kim Reynolds today signed the bill into law that removes the words gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The governor released a video statement saying the signing of the bill into law safeguards the rights of women and girls.
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Passionate protests erupt in Iowa against bill that strips gender identity protections
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill removing gender identity from state's civil rights act
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law legislation passed Thursday by Republican majorities in the Iowa House and Senate that weakens legal protections for transgender Iowans.
Iowa approves bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests
The Iowa House approved a bill Thursday that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, less than an hour after the state Senate backed the legislation. First introduced last week,
Controversial bill stripping gender identity protections passes in Iowa Senate, House
The Iowa Senate and House have passed the bill that removes gender identity protections from civil rights.The bill, first introduced last week, raced through th
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender identity as a protected class
Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds
Iowa governor signs bill removing gender identity from state civil rights protections
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that strikes gender identity from Iowa law, making the state the first to remove civil rights from a previously protected class.
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Iowa becomes first state to remove gender identity protections from civil rights code
"I know this is a sensitive issue for some, many of whom have heard misinformation about what this bill does," Reynolds said. "The truth is that it simply brings Iowa in line with the federal Civil ...
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