Iowa State students hold 'funeral' for LGBTQ+ center shut down by anti-DEI bill
A crowd of around 50 people donned in black gathered Wednesday to mourn the loss of the Center.
April 3, 2025
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Iowa Republicans Seek to End Marriage Equality in State
Their effort is unlikely to succeed, but that's not keeping them from trying.
March 2, 2023
Iowa Is Now 11th State to Pass Anti-Trans Sports Law
The governor made transphobic remarks before signing the bill and referred to trans female athletes as "males."
March 3, 2022
HRC Expands Presence in Key Campaign States of New Hampshire and Iowa
The Human Rights Campaign marked a first in its history this month when it opened a campaign office in Concord, N.H. -- a central hub for presidential candidates on the campaign trail. Though the move attracted little attention nationally, the ceremony attracted about 100 people, including HRC members, staffers from the Obama, Edwards, and Clinton campaigns among others, and key state politicians such as Ray Buckley, the New Hampshire Democratic Party chair. State senate president Sylvia Larsen presented an official proclamation welcoming HRC into the mix.
September 25, 2007
Iowa must pay $85k to transgender students banned from bathroom at state Capitol
Iowa must pay $85,000 to a group of transgender students who were prevented from using a Capitol restroom.
September 11, 2025
WATCH: Ellen Page vs. Ted Cruz on LGBT Rights
The actress, who came out in 2014, confronted the Republican presidential candidate about LGBT rights.
August 21, 2015
NOM's Antigay Efforts in Iowa Have Them in Hot Water
The National Organization for Marriage is being investigated for ethics breaches by the state of Iowa.
August 10, 2013
Iowa’s Book Ban the Target of Lawsuit by Bestselling Authors and Penguin Random House
The list of plaintiffs now included Iowa teachers, students, the Iowa State Education Association, and four bestselling authors including John Green and Jodi Picoult
December 3, 2023
'You're Going to Hell' and Other Emails to Iowa's Only Out Sen.
Iowa state senator Matt McCoy compiled a ton of hate mail (and a few nice letters), so we can truly remember an Iowa on the brink of marriage equality.
January 28, 2015
Iowa passes bill stripping civil rights protections for transgender people, send to governor
Iowa would be the first state to remove these protections from its antidiscrimination law.
February 27, 2025
If the Iowa poll is right, pollster Ann Selzer will be the most popular political forecaster in the country
If Harris wins Iowa, will the blue spread to neighboring states like Nebraska and Missouri?
November 5, 2024
Lambda sues for same-sex marriage in Iowa
In the latest of a series of state-level actions seeking marriage rights for gay couples, Lambda Legal announced it is suing the state of Iowa.
December 13, 2005
2020 Presidential LGBTQ Forum Gets Support From GLAAD, Live Stream
One Iowa and The Gazette will also host Democratic presidential candidates in the Hawkeye State.
August 28, 2019
Pete Buttigieg Takes Controversial Stance on Bathing in Iowa
At the Iowa State Fair, the out presidential candidate offered bathing advice to incoming college students.
August 14, 2019
Iowa High Court Recognizes Anti-Trans Discrimination in Historic Win
The Iowa Supreme Court's decision affirms that gender identity discrimination is prohibited by the state's civil rights law.
April 1, 2022
Two trans women attacked at Minneapolis light rail station as crowd cheered
The two women had moved to Minnesota from Iowa after Minnesota became a state of refuge for transgender people.
November 19, 2024
The 10 states that have passed the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws this year — and how locals are fighting back
The states are predictably very red.
November 7, 2025
'Devastated:' A six-week abortion ban will go into effect in Iowa next week
Health care practitioners in the state decried the ruling as a decision that "will push abortion care almost entirely out of reach in Iowa."
July 23, 2024
Iowa Gay Marriage: American as Apple Pie
As gay and lesbian couples prepare to walk down the aisle for the first time in Iowa, Steven Thrasher looks back on a time when Iowa was one of the few states that would marry his black dad and white mom.
April 27, 2009
PHOTOS: Pride, Right Here in Iowa City
Iowa City is the state's fifth largest city, and Pride comes with a small-town feel. Check out photos from this weekend's event.
June 17, 2013