Transgender Iowans would lose civil rights protections under Republican proposal

[cigaretteman]

Why are Republicans so hateful and afraid?:

Protections for transgender Iowans would be removed from the Iowa Civil Rights Act after nearly two decades under legislation introduced Thursday by Republican state lawmakers.



The bill would remove gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act, where it was added in 2007.


The Iowa Civil Rights Act, created in its original form in 1965, protects certain classes from discrimination in employment and wages, public accommodations and services, housing, education and more.




The legislation to remove protections for transgender people was introduced by Rep. Steve Holt, a Republican from Denison who chairs the House’s Judiciary Committee.

Rep. Steve Holt, R-Denison
A three-member subcommittee, including Holt, has been assigned the bill to give it its first legislative consideration. A hearing on the bill had not yet been scheduled Thursday.


The bill, House Study Bill 242, also would:

• Strike the definition of gender identity in state law.
• Create a new section in state law to define “sex and related terms,” and define “female” as an individual who produces ova and “male” as an individual who produces sperm.
• State that “separate accommodations are not inherently unequal.”
• Require all state and local government data collection to identify individuals as either male or female.
• Require birth certificates to include a designation of the sex at birth, and require any new birth certificate in which the sex is changed also include a designation of the person’s sex at birth.

Gender identity was added to the Iowa Civil Rights Act in 2007 when Democrats controlled the governorship and both chambers of the Iowa Legislature. Today, Republicans have complete control of the state’s lawmaking process.


Iowa Safe Schools, an organization that advocates for young LGBTQ Iowans, said if the bill is passed into law, Iowa would become the first state in the nation to remove a protected class from a state’s civil rights act.


The bill “subverts the constitutional guarantees of equality under the law and seeks to push trans Iowans back into the shadows,” Becky Tayler, executive director for Iowa Safe Schools, said in a statement Thursday. “This bill sends a message that trans Iowans aren’t welcome in their own state. We will not stand by while the Iowa Legislature seeks to erase the students we serve.”

Transgender Iowans would lose civil rights protections under GOP proposal

Gender identity was added to the Iowa Civil Rights Act in 2007; a bill introduced Thursday by a Republican state lawmaker would remove gender identity as a protected class

www.thegazette.com

 

[soonerinlOUisiana]

If I’m a business owner, I should be able to fire a man who shows up to work disguised as a woman if I deem it to be in the best interest of my business. Just like I should be able to fire a guy who shows up to work disguised as Batman.

 

[gohawks50]

If I’m a business owner, I should be able to fire a man who shows up to work disguised as a woman if I deem it to be in the best interest of my business. Just like I should be able to fire a guy who shows up to work disguised as Batman.

You could always use this law:

For the second time in seven months, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled a Fort Dodge dentist who considered his assistant “too attractive” did not discriminate against her when he fired her.

 

[Ray Kinsella]

I would say it's a reaction to the overreach on the part of the trans community. They demanded we used certain pronouns, demanded access to women's restrooms and locker rooms, and stole sports awards from women and girls. The majority of people, both conservative and liberal, are tired of women's rights being tread upon.

Frankly, I'll bet a sizeable portion of LGB community do not care for the inclusion of the trans community with them.

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

Why are Republicans so hateful and afraid?:

Protections for transgender Iowans would be removed from the Iowa Civil Rights Act after nearly two decades under legislation introduced Thursday by Republican state lawmakers.



The bill would remove gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act, where it was added in 2007.


The Iowa Civil Rights Act, created in its original form in 1965, protects certain classes from discrimination in employment and wages, public accommodations and services, housing, education and more.




The legislation to remove protections for transgender people was introduced by Rep. Steve Holt, a Republican from Denison who chairs the House’s Judiciary Committee.

Rep. Steve Holt, R-Denison
A three-member subcommittee, including Holt, has been assigned the bill to give it its first legislative consideration. A hearing on the bill had not yet been scheduled Thursday.


The bill, House Study Bill 242, also would:

• Strike the definition of gender identity in state law.
• Create a new section in state law to define “sex and related terms,” and define “female” as an individual who produces ova and “male” as an individual who produces sperm.
• State that “separate accommodations are not inherently unequal.”
• Require all state and local government data collection to identify individuals as either male or female.
• Require birth certificates to include a designation of the sex at birth, and require any new birth certificate in which the sex is changed also include a designation of the person’s sex at birth.

Gender identity was added to the Iowa Civil Rights Act in 2007 when Democrats controlled the governorship and both chambers of the Iowa Legislature. Today, Republicans have complete control of the state’s lawmaking process.


Iowa Safe Schools, an organization that advocates for young LGBTQ Iowans, said if the bill is passed into law, Iowa would become the first state in the nation to remove a protected class from a state’s civil rights act.


The bill “subverts the constitutional guarantees of equality under the law and seeks to push trans Iowans back into the shadows,” Becky Tayler, executive director for Iowa Safe Schools, said in a statement Thursday. “This bill sends a message that trans Iowans aren’t welcome in their own state. We will not stand by while the Iowa Legislature seeks to erase the students we serve.”

Transgender Iowans would lose civil rights protections under GOP proposal

Gender identity was added to the Iowa Civil Rights Act in 2007; a bill introduced Thursday by a Republican state lawmaker would remove gender identity as a protected class

www.thegazette.com

They aren't losing anything! As always, they will have the same civil rights as everyone else!!

 

[MitchLL]

Mississippi North..."We welcome you if you are a White Nationalist".

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

Mississippi North..."We welcome you if you are a White Nationalist".

Get a job....

 

[KFsdisciple]

Transgender people are like unicorns... pretend is pretend, do pretend people have some civil rights the rest of society don't enjoy?

 

[lucas80]

I would say it's a reaction to the overreach on the part of the trans community. They demanded we used certain pronouns, demanded access to women's restrooms and locker rooms, and stole sports awards from women and girls. The majority of people, both conservative and liberal, are tired of women's rights being tread upon.

Frankly, I'll bet a sizeable portion of LGB community do not care for the inclusion of the trans community with them.

You could say that, but it would be a reflection on your prejudices, not a reflection of society at large, and certainly not the LGBTQ community.
You guys saved women's sports. I was repeatedly told once women's sports had been saved that was where it ended. This almost seems like you guys want to eliminate a class of citizens.

 

[KFsdisciple]

You could say that, but it would be a reflection on your prejudices, not a reflection of society at large, and certainly not the LGBTQ community.
You guys saved women's sports. I was repeatedly told once women's sports had been saved that was where it ended. This almost seems like you guys want to eliminate a class of citizens.

now tranny's are their own class of citizens?

 

[soonerinlOUisiana]

You could always use this law:

For the second time in seven months, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled a Fort Dodge dentist who considered his assistant “too attractive” did not discriminate against her when he fired her.

That would be in bad faith though.

 

[gohawks50]

That would be in bad faith though.

Well, you seem to be drawn to transgender issues. Maybe you should consider the roots of your fascination.

 

[soonerinlOUisiana]

Well, you seem to be drawn to transgender issues. Maybe you should consider the roots of your fascination.

Repulsion and loathing are not “fascination”. But if that’s still your take, maybe the left needs to consider the roots of its fascination with Trump and Musk.

 

[gohawks50]

Repulsion and loathing are not “fascination”. But if that’s still your take, maybe the left needs to consider the roots of its fascination with Trump and Musk.

Trump and Musk are impacting the lives of all Americans. Transgender people are just living their own lives in ways that rarely impact anyone other than themselves. Other than the sports issue there is no real reason for all the attention they receive from the government.

 

[soonerinlOUisiana]

Trump and Musk are impacting the lives of all Americans. Transgender people are just living their own lives in ways that rarely impact anyone other than themselves. Other than the sports issue there is no real reason for all the attention they receive from the government.

The example I gave specifically impacts the business, and hence, the life of the business owner, as well as his other employees.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

You could say that, but it would be a reflection on your prejudices, not a reflection of society at large, and certainly not the LGBTQ community.
You guys saved women's sports. I was repeatedly told once women's sports had been saved that was where it ended. This almost seems like you guys want to eliminate a class of citizens.

Transgender athlete's win in Maine sparks backlash

A transgender high school athlete played a decisive role in Greely High School clinching the overall girls' state championship by a single point.

www.newsweek.com

 

[lucas80]

Transgender athlete's win in Maine sparks backlash

A transgender high school athlete played a decisive role in Greely High School clinching the overall girls' state championship by a single point.

www.newsweek.com

Why are you so obsessed with trans citizens? I saw your thread, but you are so desperate for attention you had to whine for me to scratch you between the ears in this thread?

 

[lucas80]

now tranny's are their own class of citizens?

They are citizens, and citizens have rights. Autocratic governments and despots need internal enemies to whip up anger amongst the rubes while they steal from the entire populace.

 

[MitchLL]

Well, you seem to be drawn to transgender issues. Maybe you should consider the roots of your fascination.

These people hate everyone not like themselves.

The WH on down...

 

[zappaa]

Protected class my azz!
They deserve no celebration no affirmation and no protection.
Business owners make financial decisions based on production and profits.
They are no different than anyone else.

 

[KFsdisciple]

They are citizens, and citizens have rights. Autocratic governments and despots need internal enemies to whip up anger amongst the rubes while they steal from the entire populace.

Their rights don't supersede anyone else's. They want special treatment, that's not equal treatment under the law. If my wife or daughter want to go to Planet Fitness for a workout, they shouldn't have to share the lockeroom with a biological male because he isn't comfortable in his body.

 

[gohawks50]

Protected class my azz!
They deserve no celebration no affirmation and no protection.
Business owners make financial decisions based on production and profits.
They are no different than anyone else.

Do you believe there should be any protected class? Which ones are okay?

 

[MitchLL]

Do you believe there should be any protected class? Which ones are okay?

Insurrectionists????

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Why are you so obsessed with trans citizens? I saw your thread, but you are so desperate for attention you had to whine for me to scratch you between the ears in this thread?

You lied.

You guys saved women's sports. I was repeatedly told once women's sports had been saved that was where it ended.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

Why are Republicans so hateful and afraid?:

Protections for transgender Iowans would be removed from the Iowa Civil Rights Act after nearly two decades under legislation introduced Thursday by Republican state lawmakers.



The bill would remove gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act, where it was added in 2007.


The Iowa Civil Rights Act, created in its original form in 1965, protects certain classes from discrimination in employment and wages, public accommodations and services, housing, education and more.




The legislation to remove protections for transgender people was introduced by Rep. Steve Holt, a Republican from Denison who chairs the House’s Judiciary Committee.

Rep. Steve Holt, R-Denison
A three-member subcommittee, including Holt, has been assigned the bill to give it its first legislative consideration. A hearing on the bill had not yet been scheduled Thursday.


The bill, House Study Bill 242, also would:

• Strike the definition of gender identity in state law.
• Create a new section in state law to define “sex and related terms,” and define “female” as an individual who produces ova and “male” as an individual who produces sperm.
• State that “separate accommodations are not inherently unequal.”
• Require all state and local government data collection to identify individuals as either male or female.
• Require birth certificates to include a designation of the sex at birth, and require any new birth certificate in which the sex is changed also include a designation of the person’s sex at birth.

Gender identity was added to the Iowa Civil Rights Act in 2007 when Democrats controlled the governorship and both chambers of the Iowa Legislature. Today, Republicans have complete control of the state’s lawmaking process.


Iowa Safe Schools, an organization that advocates for young LGBTQ Iowans, said if the bill is passed into law, Iowa would become the first state in the nation to remove a protected class from a state’s civil rights act.


The bill “subverts the constitutional guarantees of equality under the law and seeks to push trans Iowans back into the shadows,” Becky Tayler, executive director for Iowa Safe Schools, said in a statement Thursday. “This bill sends a message that trans Iowans aren’t welcome in their own state. We will not stand by while the Iowa Legislature seeks to erase the students we serve.”

Transgender Iowans would lose civil rights protections under GOP proposal

Gender identity was added to the Iowa Civil Rights Act in 2007; a bill introduced Thursday by a Republican state lawmaker would remove gender identity as a protected class

www.thegazette.com

Hateful? No

It appears they are just correcting some past bad legislation.

 

[zappaa]

Do you believe there should be any protected class? Which ones are okay?

Of course not.
The only protections needed are civil rights.
Every establishment and employer in the country knows if you violate civil rights you’ll go out of business

 

[gohawks50]

Of course not.
The only protections needed are civil rights.

Protected classes are a part of the Civil Rights Act.

 

[BelemNole]

and define “female” as an individual who produces ova and “male” as an individual who produces sperm.

Uh...what do you call people who don't do either. Like post-menopausal women?

 

[MitchLL]

Protected classes are a part of the Civil Rights Act.

For now!

 

[TennNole17]

Uh...what do you call people who don't do either. Like post-menopausal women?

Hags? Spinster, if unwed?

 

[BelemNole]

Hags? Spinster, if unwed?

Will there be a checkbox for 'Hag' or 'Eunuch' going forward in Iowa?

 

[abby97]

Protected classes are a part of the Civil Rights Act.

Protected classes, yes, made up imaginary classes, no. A man who wishes he was born a women, should not be any more protected than a women who wishes she was born a cat.