Current Version
| Region | Iowa |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | May 25, 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2007, the Iowa legislature amended the state’s employment discrimination law to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2025, Iowa’s governor signed a bill that removed gender identity from the list of protected classes in employment discrimination. However, once this legislation goes into effect, it will not affect employment discrimination because gender identity and sexual orientation have been protected federally since 2020 under Bostock v Clayton County. |
| Sources | https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5313027/iowa-strips-protections-for-transgender-people-from-its-civil-rights-act https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/in-landmark-decision-supreme-court-rules-that-title-vii-prohibits-employment-discrimination-of-gay-and-transgender-individuals/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120311221303/https://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/iowa-non-discrimination-law1 https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF%20427&ga=82 https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=82&ba=SF%20427 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/17-1618_hfci.pdf https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-daca-lgbt-decisions-poll_n_5ef5322cc5b612083c4b048b https://www.npr.org/2020/06/15/863498848/supreme-court-delivers-major-victory-to-lgbtq-employees#:~:text=Supreme%20Court%20Delivers%20Major%20Victory%20To%20LGBTQ%20Employees%20:%20NPR&text=Supreme%20Court%20Delivers%20Major%20Victory%20To%20LGBTQ%20Employees%20The%20Supreme,gay%2C%20lesbian%20and%20transgender%20employees |
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| Start Date | 2007 | May 25, 2007 |
| Description | In 2007, the Iowa legislature amended the state’s discrimination law on employment to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2025, Iowa’s governor signed a bill that removed gender identity from the list of protected classes in employment discrimination. However, once this legislation goes into effect, it will have no effect on employment discrimination because gender identity and sexual orientation have been protected federally since 2020. | In 2007, the Iowa legislature amended the state’s employment discrimination law to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2025, Iowa’s governor signed a bill that removed gender identity from the list of protected classes in employment discrimination. However, once this legislation goes into effect, it will not affect employment discrimination because gender identity and sexual orientation have been protected federally since 2020 under Bostock v Clayton County. |
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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://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/in-landmark-decision-supreme-court-rules-that-title-vii-prohibits-employment-discrimination-of-gay-and-transgender-individuals/ | https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5313027/iowa-strips-protections-for-transgender-people-from-its-civil-rights-act https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/in-landmark-decision-supreme-court-rules-that-title-vii-prohibits-employment-discrimination-of-gay-and-transgender-individuals/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120311221303/https://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/iowa-non-discrimination-law1 https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF%20427&ga=82 https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=82&ba=SF%20427 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/17-1618_hfci.pdf https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-daca-lgbt-decisions-poll_n_5ef5322cc5b612083c4b048b https://www.npr.org/2020/06/15/863498848/supreme-court-delivers-major-victory-to-lgbtq-employees#:~:text=Supreme%20Court%20Delivers%20Major%20Victory%20To%20LGBTQ%20Employees%20:%20NPR&text=Supreme%20Court%20Delivers%20Major%20Victory%20To%20LGBTQ%20Employees%20The%20Supreme,gay%2C%20lesbian%20and%20transgender%20employees |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Adding more info and links
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| Description | State law provides for protections against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification. | In 2007, the Iowa legislature amended the state’s discrimination law on employment to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2025, Iowa’s governor signed a bill that removed gender identity from the list of protected classes in employment discrimination. However, once this legislation goes into effect, it will have no effect on employment discrimination because gender identity and sexual orientation have been protected federally since 2020. |
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| Sources | http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdf | https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5313027/iowa-strips-protections-for-transgender-people-from-its-civil-rights-act https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/in-landmark-decision-supreme-court-rules-that-title-vii-prohibits-employment-discrimination-of-gay-and-transgender-individuals/ |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | State law provides for protections against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification. |
| Sources | http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/statewide_employment_10-2014.pdf |