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Iowa bars local gender identity protections after rolling back its civil rights code

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to rollback its civil rights code last year. The preemption law took effect Tuesday, as soon as Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it. It prevents cities and counties from having civil rights protections that go beyond the categories identified in state code. Many cities across the state ha…

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Iowa bars local gender identity protections after rolling back its civil rights code

Iowa has barred cities and counties from adding local protections for gender identity. The move comes after the state became the first to rollback those protections last year.

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