Iowa has barred cities and counties from adding local protections for gender identity. The move comes after the state became the first to rollback those protections last year.

Gov. Kim Reynolds said she signed the law in hopes of preventing trans women from joining women's sports.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Republican-backed law preventing about 20 Iowa cities from enforcing transgender protections.

The Iowa Senate passed a bill on Monday that would prohibit local governments from offering civil rights protections to groups not protected under state law, which includes the transgender community.

People ejnoy the Ames Pride fest in downtown Ames on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. A new state law has overturned ...

Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that took effect Tuesday, meaning transgender and nonbinary residents are no longer protected from ...

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The Iowa Legislature passed a bill (Senate File 418) removing “gender identity” as a protected characteristic under the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The Act prohibits discrimination in employment, education ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa became the first U.S. 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 ...