During a special session hosted by conference leaders. 83 churches in Iowa agreed to leave to join more traditionalist denominations or have total independence.
Articles Tagged: LGBTQ
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government May. 26, 2023 7:13 pm7d ago
Changes ‘put parents in driver’s seat,’ she says; opponents say LGBTQ kids targeted
Government & Politics May. 26, 2023 7:23 am7d ago
Transportation secretary stopped at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Thursday to highlight federal investments he said will make for a better passenger experience and support job growth.
Campaigns & Elections May. 24, 2023 5:26 pm9d ago
Flanked by home school advocates and Moms for Liberty representatives, the former vice president called Linn-Mar’s transgender support policy ‘crazy’
Government & Politics May. 21, 2023 4:47 pm12d ago
Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths.
Government & Politics May. 21, 2023 4:49 pm12d ago
Many of this year's statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths are identical or very similar to some model legislation, or ready-made bills suggested to lawmakers by interest groups, an Associated Press analysis has found.
Government & Politics May. 21, 2023 4:28 pm12d ago
At least 17 states, including Iowa, have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. An Associated Press analysis found that often those bills sprang not from grassroots or constituent demand, but from the pens of a handful of conservative interest groups.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government May. 7, 2023 5:00 am26d ago
Iowa lawmakers reshaped education and state government, restricted transgender youth and property taxes — and more
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Apr. 30, 2023 6:00 am33d ago
Matt Walsh drew a picture. Anti-Walsh protesters painted it.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Apr. 23, 2023 10:16 am40d ago
I was surrounded by protesters and trapped in my car.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Apr. 21, 2023 3:23 pm42d ago
Proposals would restrict school library books, limit LGBTQ instruction, cut regulations
Government & Politics Apr. 7, 2023 6:00 am56d ago
Aime Wichtendahl, who in 2015 became the first transgender Iowan elected to public office, has advocated against state legislation that would affect transgender youth.
News Apr. 7, 2023 6:00 am56d ago
Major medical groups in the United States -- including the American Medical Association, American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics — say gender-affirming care is safe and encourage it as a treatment for gender dysphoria, which is when people feel like they are a different gender than their birth gender.
Community Mar. 27, 2023 6:15 am67d ago
With an unprecedented number of legislative bills and new laws targeting the rights of transgender Iowans, CR Pride will be holding a panel discussion with transgender community members, parents, a healthcare expert, an attorney and civil rights investigator.
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 26, 2023 11:17 am68d ago
Following Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signing of a new law banning gender-affirming care, families with transgender children are searching for answers.