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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.

Rally to Resist outside the Des Moines Iowa State Capitol in support of LGBTQ rights 2023

Iowa bans Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for adults

The law prevents Medicaid from paying for hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for trans people, but not for cis people.

To do list reminder to read a banned book along with a pile of books frequently on censorship lists

Federal judge again blocks Iowa book ban; expected to rule on 'don't say gay' restrictions soon

The state has banned books depicting sex acts from school libraries and classrooms.

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'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."