Two bills that would limit rights for transgender and nonbinary people in Iowa cleared a House subcommittee. One bill relates to the controversial practice of conversion therapy. House Study Bill 669 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — House Republicans moved forward with a bill Monday that would remove civil rights protections for transgender Iowans from state law. The bill, House File 583, passed through the ...

As a Democrat serving on the Hiawatha City Council for eight years, Wichtendahl, 44, secured the open seat in Iowa House District 80, which includes the Cedar Rapids area. In retrospect, Wichtendahl ...

For many transgender Iowans, the consequences feel existential. “Anytime someone has to check your ID and they see that the gender marker doesn’t match the appearance, then that opens up hostility, ...

A federally funded health care center in central Iowa has terminated core care for its transgender patients for fear of losing federal funding, four sources have confirmed. In a letter sent to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa lawmakers voted Thursday to strike gender identity from state civil rights protections. The state's civil rights law currently protects against discrimination in the workplace ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Hiawatha City Council member Aime Wichtendahl will become Iowa’s first transgender state lawmaker after ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code Thursday, despite massive protests by ...

Hundreds of supporters of LGBTQ rights protested in the Iowa Capitol building this week. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTORS: (Chanting) No hate in our state. No hate in our ...