'Don't Say Gay' Bill Signed in Iowa; GOP Gov. OK's Ratting on Trans Students
A new law allows teachers to tell parents if their kids change pronouns.
May 26 2023 3:50 PM
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A new law allows teachers to tell parents if their kids change pronouns.
Residents and city council members criticized the mayor for forcing his religious views on the public before he changed his mind.
Iowa’s Republican governor appeared less than pleased with the public comments.
Zach Wahls, now Iowa Senate minority leader, reshared the video about being raised by two moms as Republicans continue to attack LGBTQ+ people and families.
The list of states with bans keeps growing.
Not even an hour after the far-right hate account targeted the school district, officials from the area responded and thanked the bully for targeting them.
The Iowa Senate approved both bills Tuesday and sent them to the House of Representatives.
Their effort is unlikely to succeed, but that's not keeping them from trying.
One bans mention of sexual orientation or gender identity in the lower grades, while another would out trans students to their parents.
"I am feeling more and more at home in my body than I really ever did before," Nora J.S. Reichardt told viewers.
In rows over LGBTQ+ books, a community in Michigan has raised more than $100,000 to fund its library, while Iowa librarians are fighting against banning such books.
The Vinton Public Library has been open since the early 1900s, but recent anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes from the community led to its closing.
The races saw out winners from Iowa to Montana to California, including several groundbreakers.
The Iowa Supreme Court's decision affirms that gender identity discrimination is prohibited by the state's civil rights law.
The governor made transphobic remarks before signing the bill and referred to trans female athletes as "males."
Iowa's bill seeks to bar trans girls and women from female sports, while Utah's would set up a commission to determine trans athletes' eligibility.
Two trans Iowans had sued over the state's exclusion of such procedures.
Students rallied to the defense of seventh-grade teacher Lucas Kaufmann.
Justices said it was "pure speculation" that Rep. Gov. Terry Branstad knew of a former state official's sexual identity when he asked the Dem. employee to resign.