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Iowa bars local gender identity protections after rolling back its civil rights code
The law removes local authority on gender identity protections, coinciding with a drop from 46 to 1 complaint accepted for investigation, Iowa Office of Civil Rights data shows.
- On Tuesday, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law barring local nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity, preventing cities and counties from exceeding state civil rights code.
- Republican state Rep. Steve Holt argues the law provides clarity, preventing a "patchwork" of conflicting civil rights ordinances that would be difficult for businesses and schools to navigate.
- Data from the Iowa Office of Civil Rights shows a sharp decline: only one complaint was accepted since the change, compared to 46 complaints accepted during the previous 12 months.
- Iowa City Council member Laura Bergus called the law "extreme overreach," noting the city is considering legal action to defend its 30-year-old local gender identity protections.
- Similar legislation exists in Arkansas and Tennessee, where state laws prohibit local nondiscrimination ordinances exceeding state code, according to the Movement Advancement Project, an LGBTQ+ rights think tank.
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Iowa bars local gender identity protections after rolling back its civil rights code
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.
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