Iowa's recent law eliminates gender identity as a protected class from the civil rights code, marking a notable regression in LGBTQ rights. Signed by GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds, the measure is seen as part of a broader conservative effort to restrict rights for trans individuals. Advocates express concern over the serious implications this law holds for the safety and recognition of the trans community. The new law reclassifies gender as synonymous with biological sex, preventing transgender individuals from correcting gender markers on vital documents. This law ends nearly two decades of protections for trans people in Iowa.
The new rollback of protections is the latest attack on trans people in the U.S. and part of a broader movement across conservative-led states working to restrict LGBTQ rights.
This new law marks the end to an 18-year legacy of civil rights protection for trans people in Iowa, a stark departure from the state's history of inclusive gender policies.
Gender identity is no longer on the list of protected classes in Iowa. The law attempts to redefine gender as a synonym for biological sex.
Transgender people are barred from correcting their gender marker on birth certificates under the law, which shows the sex they were assigned at birth.
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