LGBTQ Iowans rally at Iowa Capitol

LGBTQ Iowans rally less than two weeks after being stripped of civil rights protections
The group started with a march to the statehouse and then held a rally in the rotunda, advocating just after Iowa lawmakers voted to remove gender identity as a protected class.
'We will win': LGBTQ Iowans rally at the Iowa Capitol after bills targeting their rights
Singing "we shall overcome," LGBTQ Iowans shared a message of hope at the Capitol on the heels of a GOP law taking away trans Iowans' civil rights.
‘Our rights we will regain’: Iowa LGTBQ advocates rally after removal of transgender protections
LGBTQ Iowans shared a message of hope and perseverance in the face of legislative attacks against transgender Iowans during a rally Tuesday. About 150 people gathered in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda in a show of solidarity during LGBTQ Day on the Hill.
LGBTQ Day on the hill comes less than two weeks after gender identity removed from Iowa civil rights code
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