Category: Iowa

  • Iowa Legislature Votes to Strip Trans People From Civil Rights Protections

    Iowa Legislature Votes to Strip Trans People From Civil Rights Protections

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, February 27, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations See Also Content Summary Iowa Legislature Votes to Strip Trans People From Civil Rights Protections The bill will now go to the Governor for a final signature, and will mark the first state to strip any…

  • Over fierce objections, Iowa GOP moves closer to ending trans civil rights protections

    Rating: Transneutral, Des Moines Register, February 25, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations See Also Content Summary Over fierce objections, Iowa GOP moves closer to ending trans civil rights protections Stephen Gruber-Miller Marissa Payne Des Moines Register Iowa Republicans moved closer to removing protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from…

  • Bill removing transgender civil rights sparks protests at Iowa State Capitol

    Bill removing transgender civil rights sparks protests at Iowa State Capitol

    Rating: Transneutral, We Are Iowa, February 25, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations See Also Content Summary Bill removing transgender civil rights sparks protests at Iowa State Capitol House Republicans advanced the bill Monday on a 13-8 vote, making it eligible for floor debate as soon as Thursday. Author: Connor O’Neal…

  • America’s Censored Classrooms 2023

    Rating: Transsupportive, PEN America, November 9, 2023 (PDF archive 1) (PDF archive 2) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary America’s Censored Classrooms 2023  Lawmakers Shift Strategies as Resistance Rises Key Findings Over the past three years, state legislators have launched an onslaught of educational gag orders—state legislative and policy efforts to restrict teaching…

  • Moms For Liberty’s School Board Takeover Attempts Fizzled Out On Election Day

    Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Moms For Liberty’s School Board Takeover Attempts Fizzled Out On Election Day The results from an election cycle widely viewed as a preview for 2024 are bad news for the group’s ultra-conservative agenda. By Nathalie Baptiste Nov…

  • “Biological Clothing”

    “Biological Clothing”

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, September 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary “Biological Clothing” “Sex based uniforms are also lawful,” a slide proclaimed at a Sex Matters event in Manchester, England. “Children’s actual sex must be known by everyone in the school environment.” Meanwhile, in the United States,…

  • New Poll Shows Massive Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies

    New Poll Shows Massive Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary New Poll Shows Massive Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies   Over the past two years, over a dozen states—all under Republican governance—have enacted policies that forcibly disclose the gender identities of transgender youth to…

  • Anti-transgender laws drive families to move to Illinois

    Rating: Transsupportive, Chalkbeat Chicago, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Anti-transgender laws drive families to move to Illinois Back in the spring, Kimberly Reynolds stared at a map of the U.S. Each state was filled in with a color gradient: red for those with the strictest active anti-transgender…

  • Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more

    Rating: Transneutral, ESPN, August 24, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Video 3 archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more Since 2020, 23 states have passed laws restricting transgender athletes’ ability to participate in school sports in accordance with their gender identity.…

  • Bans on Transgender People Using Bathrooms and Facilities According to Their Gender Identity

    Rating: Transsupportive, Movement Advancement Project, August 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)