{"id":2407710,"date":"2025-02-27T23:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T04:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-lawmakers-pass-bill-removing-transgender-civil-rights-protections-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T23:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T04:39:00","slug":"iowa-lawmakers-pass-bill-removing-transgender-civil-rights-protections-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-lawmakers-pass-bill-removing-transgender-civil-rights-protections-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa lawmakers pass bill removing transgender civil rights protections- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fiowa-lawmakers-pass-bill-removing-transgender-civil-rights-protections-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iowa lawmakers have\u2063 passed a bill that would eliminate civil rights protections for transgender individuals, marking a \u2063significant change in the state&#8217;s legal approach \u2064to gender identity.If signed into law by Governor Kim\u200c Reynolds, Iowa \u2062would \u2064become the first state to\u2064 explicitly revoke\u2064 such protections, defining gender\u2062 strictly as male adn\u2064 female and limiting the interpretation of \u200dgender to biological sex. This legislation follows a history of measures in Iowa that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-the-transgender-culture-war-leftists-fired-the-first-shot\/\" title=\"In The ... Culture War, Leftists Fired The First Shot\">restrict transgender rights<\/a>, including \u200dprohibitions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megan-rapinoe-doesnt-answer-questions-about-biological-male-athletes-competing-against-females-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Megan Rapinoe avoids discussing biological male athletes in ... competitions - Washington Examiner\">transgender women participating<\/a> in women&#8217;s\u2064 sports and mandates for\u2063 using bathrooms corresponding to one&#8217;s\u2064 sex at birth.<\/p>\n<p>The bill gained approval from both the\u2063 state \u2063Senate and house along party lines, with onyl\u200b a \u2063few Republicans joining Democrats in opposition. Advocates against the bill argue that \u2064it serves to further marginalize transgender individuals and denies their \u2063existence in public life. protests erupted at the Capitol with a notable police presence,\u200d indicating\u200b strong dissent from \u200bthe community. If the governor moves forward with\u200b signing the\u2063 bill, \u2063its provisions will go into effect\u200d on July 1.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iowa lawmakers approve bill removing transgender civil rights protections<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1990464\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Legal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-declines-to-block-new-yorks-vaccine-mandate-for-healthcare-workers\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Declines to Block New York&#039;s Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers\">protections based<\/a> on a person&rsquo;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lgbt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> &ldquo;gender identity&rdquo;<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;gender expression&rdquo;<\/a> are expected to end in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iowa <\/a>after lawmakers in the state House and Senate passed a measure to remove key phrasing from the state&rsquo;s civil rights code.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>If Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) signs the legislation, Iowa will be the first state in the nation to remove explicit protections for transgender people.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation explicitly defines male and female. Gender will also be considered a synonym for sex and &ldquo;shall not be considered a synonym or shorthand expression for gender identity, experienced gender, gender expression, or gender role.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Protesters fill the Iowa Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">state civil rights code<\/a> of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Reynolds has not publicly weighed in on the bill, she has previously signed legislation prohibiting transgender women from playing in women&rsquo;s sports and requiring transgender people to use bathrooms that align with their birth sex.<\/p>\n<p>Introduced last week, the new measure was first approved by the state Senate on Thursday along party lines. Then an hour later, the House passed the bill. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing the legislation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The legislature of Iowa for the future of our children and our culture has a vested interest and solemn responsibility to stand up for immutable truth,&rdquo; said GOP state Rep. Steven Holt, who managed the bill on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>There was a heavy police presence at the state Capitol on Thursday as activists protested the bill. During a 90-minute public hearing, 143 people spoke out against the bill and only 24 spoke in favor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The purpose of this bill and the purpose of every anti-trans bill is to further erase us from public life and to stigmatize our existence,&rdquo; Democratic state Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, who is transgender, said. &ldquo;The sum total of every anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ bill is to make our existence illegal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3312070\/lawsuits-targeting-trump-executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HERE ARE THE LAWSUITS TARGETING TRUMP&rsquo;S EXECUTIVE ORDERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The legislation comes about six weeks into the presidency of Donald Trump, who signed a slew of executive orders, such as declaring that there are just two genders and ending transgender women&rsquo;s participation in female sports.<\/p>\n<p>If Reynold signs it, the law will go into effect on July 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1990464\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1990464\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iowa lawmakers pass bill to eliminate transgender civil rights protections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2407711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iowa-transgender-law.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33274,5626,3673,35159],"class_list":["post-2407710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-civil-rights","tag-iowa","tag-lawmakers","tag-transgender-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iowa-transgender-law.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407710"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407714,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407710\/revisions\/2407714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}