Annual civil rights complaints containing gender identity as a protected class

The Iowa Civil Rights Commission has received hundreds of complaints since protections for gender identity went into effect in 2007. Iowa lawmakers removed the protections in 2025.

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*Iowans have until April 27, 2026, to file a civil rights complaint for discrimination that occurred before July 1, 2025.

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