Move to strip gender rights from Iowa's civil rights law rejected by legislators
The proposal has been floated in recent years without success.
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The proposal has been floated in recent years without success.
Sexual orientation and gender identity were not originally included in Iowa’s Civil Rights Act of 1965. They were added by the Democrat-controlled Legislature in 2007, with about a dozen Republicans across the two chambers joining in favor.
LGBTQ+ Iowans and allies who descended upon the Iowa Capitol to protest the bill far outnumbered those in support.
Iowa lawmakers on Wednesday declined to advance a bill that would have stripped gender identity from the state's civil rights law.
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