Ames City Council passes ordinance protecting gender identity

Ames is now the second city in the state to create protections for transgender and non-binary individuals, following Iowa ...
The GazetteOpinion

Reynolds can’t stop kicking trans Iowans

Transgender Iowans, their allies and supporters protested bills advanced Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, by Republican lawmakers at the ...

Despite jeers, Iowa Legislature pushes ban on local trans protections

Iowa lawmakers have advanced Gov. Kim Reynolds' bill barring local policies protecting trans and nonbinary people from discrimination.

Iowa bill would ban local trans, nonbinary civil rights protections

Here's what to know as Iowa lawmakers hold a subcommittee Monday on a bill blocking cities and counties from enacting trans ...

Ames adds civil protections for gender identity despite proposed bill

The Ames City Council added civil protection for transgender and nonbinary residents despite proposed legislation that may ban similar policies.
Des Moines Register

Iowa bill would bar local governments from enacting trans civil rights

Local governments in Iowa may be barred from setting their own policies protecting trans and nonbinary people from discrimination under a bill Gov. Kim Reynolds has proposed. Statehouse Republicans ...
The Gazette

Iowa lawmakers, governor push bills limiting LGBTQ education and local civil rights protections

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa House Republicans on Wednesday advanced legislation that would extend prohibitions on ...