A bill removing protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from the state's civil rights act could be on Gov. Reynolds' desk this week.

Despite past opposition, major Iowa businesses are silent this year as the Iowa GOP moves to repeal civil rights protections ...

"It is the most unrealistic cartoon and caricature of reality ... "The act of removing an entire class of people from the Civil Rights Act, whether or not that class happens to be in other state ...

"It is the most unrealistic cartoon and caricature of reality ... Iowa Legislature when gender identity was added to the civil rights act in 2007. She said she was "so proud" of her vote.

Senator Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig) is chairman of the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee (official photo) A bill to remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act cleared a Senate committee t ...