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Iowa governor signs bill removing gender identity from state civil rights protections

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Iowa governor signs bill removing gender identity from state civil rights protections

www.nbcnews.com

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QueerDefenseFront@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 20 days ago

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The move is the first time a state has removed a protected class from a state law prohibiting discrimination.

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Not that I had a reason to go there before, but now I’ll definitely never go to Iowa. Goes on the list with Florida and Texas.

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