Iowa’s Dark Civil Rights Backslide

How a Radical Bill Could Spark a Nationwide Rollback of Civil Rights

Iowa is on the brink of something unprecedented—and not in a good way. If Republican Representative Steven Holt’s bill to remove gender identity from the state’s Civil Rights Act becomes law, Iowa will become the first state in the country to strip away existing protections for transgender people.

This isn’t just another piece of legislation. It’s a dang…