Iowa Removes Gender Identity Protections From Civil Rights Act, ACLU Responds
July 01, 2025
July 01, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rita Bettis Austen, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, stated that the state's amended Civil Rights Act has gone into effect, removing gender identity as a protected characteristic.
Austen described this action, signed into law by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, as "heartless" and one that specifically permits discrimination against transgender Iowans in areas like housing, credit, employment, public accommodations, and educa . . .
Austen described this action, signed into law by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, as "heartless" and one that specifically permits discrimination against transgender Iowans in areas like housing, credit, employment, public accommodations, and educa . . .