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| Region | Iowa |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Jun 23, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2025, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law legislation that removes gender identity from the list of classes protected from discrimination. Sexual orientation was not removed from the list of protected classes. While employment discrimination based on gender identity has formally been illegal nationwide since Bostock v. Clayton County, a federal investigator told a transgender man in June 2026 that the EEOC is no longer "permitted to conduct/continue any investigation regarding transgender cases, and that is coming from the chain of command." |
| Sources | https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5313027/iowa-strips-protections-for-transgender-people-from-its-civil-rights-act https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-eeoc-transgender-investigations |
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| Description | In 2025, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law legislation that removes gender identity from the list of classes protected from discrimination. Sexual orientation was not removed from the list of protected classes. The federal government no longer enforces Bostock as of June 23rd, 2026. | In 2025, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law legislation that removes gender identity from the list of classes protected from discrimination. Sexual orientation was not removed from the list of protected classes. While employment discrimination based on gender identity has formally been illegal nationwide since Bostock v. Clayton County, a federal investigator told a transgender man in June 2026 that the EEOC is no longer "permitted to conduct/continue any investigation regarding transgender cases, and that is coming from the chain of command." |
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| Sources | https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5313027/iowa-strips-protections-for-transgender-people-from-its-civil-rights-act | https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5313027/iowa-strips-protections-for-transgender-people-from-its-civil-rights-act https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-eeoc-transgender-investigations |
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| Sources | https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/ia/ https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5313027/iowa-strips-protections-for-transgender-people-from-its-civil-rights-act | https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5313027/iowa-strips-protections-for-transgender-people-from-its-civil-rights-act |
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| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Jun 23, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2025, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law legislation that removes gender identity from the list of classes protected from discrimination. Sexual orientation was not removed from the list of protected classes. The federal government no longer enforces Bostock as of June 23rd, 2026. |
| Sources | https://mapresearch.org/equality-profiles/ia/ https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5313027/iowa-strips-protections-for-transgender-people-from-its-civil-rights-act |