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Thank you for your work. This award is so well deserved.
May 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
One of the sponsors says he wants to get rid of all protected classes in the the Iowa Civild rights act.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Iowa GOP fast-tracks bill ending trans civil rights protection as protesters flood Capitol
House lawmakers on Monday advanced a bill that would remove protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
www.desmoinesregister.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
They are not even bothering with pretext. They are openly saying that "separate is not unequal." They have also said publicly they want to remove protections for women and other groups listed in the Iowa Civil rights act.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Wide-ranging GOP bill would remove gender identity protections from Iowa Civil Rights Act
A wide-ranging Republican bill would remove protections against discrimination for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
www.desmoinesregister.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Reposted
2. For most of history, passports didn’t include sex markers. Then, in 1977, the government added them—not for security, but because officials panicked over unisex fashion.

Yes, really. (NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...)
Transgender Americans Challenge Trump’s Passport Policy in Court
The A.C.L.U. filed a lawsuit after the president’s administration stopped issuing passports that reflect the gender identity of transgender and nonbinary people.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM