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Iowa lawmakers decline to advance bill that would remove gender identity from the state's civil rights law

Iowa lawmakers declined to advance a bill Thursday that would remove gender identity from the state’s civil rights law. All three members of a subcommittee voted to not advance the bill Wednesday. The bill was referred to the Iowa House Judiciary Committee last week. The bill would have removed gender identity as a protected class… ....

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Trans advocates cheered a victory. Day later, Iowa governor files bill to change how they're recogni

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds filed a bill Thursday that would define “man” and “woman” in Iowa Code. It came one day after transgender Iowans and LGBTQ and civil rights advocates and allies flocked to the Capitol to protest a bill that would have changed the way transgender Iowans are protected under the Civil Rights Act. ....

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Lawmakers kill bill that would remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act

Lawmakers kill bill that would remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act
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Opponents cheer as Iowa bill removing gender identity from state civil rights law fails

All three members of a House Judiciary subcommittee said they will not sign off on moving the bill forward. ....

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Gender identity bill belongs in dustbin of failed, dehumanizing ideas

Nick Covington: Transgender Iowans are not a medical problem to be fixed, as an effort to remove civil rights protections implied. ....

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