Iowa Tosses Gender Identity as Special Protected Class

Gov. Reynolds signed the law, calling it a step to ’safeguard the rights of women and girls.‘ A transgender lawmaker said the law aims ’to further erase us.’

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks at an event in Ankeny, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Iowa on Feb. 28 became the first state in the nation to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code.

A law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds eliminates “gender identity” as a protected class and redefines legal terms related to sex and gender in state law.