Families worry LGBTQ-focused legislation will further isolate children
Lawmakers have considered close to 30 bills regarding LGBTQ Iowans this session.
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Lawmakers have considered close to 30 bills regarding LGBTQ Iowans this session.
Lawmakers are advancing bills that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors and restrict what can be taught around gender and sexual orientation in schools.
At its Sherman Hill location, the Des Moines Pride Center's library has 3,000 books for Black, Hispanic and LGBTQ youth to read.
Teachers, including at schools in Iowa, say they are reluctant to answer students' questions about race and inequality for fear of getting in trouble.
Teachers are wary of the fraught political climate and treading carefully.