Dubuque Council to Fix Ordinance Error Removing Gender Identity

Column | Carolyn Hax: Daughter-in-law needs help processing child’s new gender identity

Her daughter-in-law is trying to adjust as her firstborn comes out as trans, and the letter writer wants to know how to help.

Dubuque council to fix ordinance error removing gender identity

A special city council meeting is scheduled for next Monday in Dubuque after an unexpected vote earlier this week removed gender identity as a protected class from the city’s human

Dubuque City Council to hold special meeting after gender identity omitted from ordinance

The Dubuque City Council recently voted on updates to the city's Code of Ordinances, specifically focusing on the Human Rights Department. However, Mayor Brad C

Dubuque city council to hold special session to reinstate gender identity protections

Dubuque mayor Brad Cavanagh has called for a special session of city council to reinstate gender identity protections after he says they were mistakenly removed at Monday’s council meeting.

Dubuque mayor calls special council meeting to restore protections for trans residents

The Dubuque City Council stripped gender identity from its Human Rights Ordinance in a 5-2 vote Monday night, but the city’s elected body could reverse course and restore explicit legal protections for transgender individuals to its statute.