Photos: Protesters fill Iowa Capitol over bill that would strip civil rights protections from trans Iowans
Hundreds of people arrived at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines Thursday to participate in a public hearing ahead of votes in the House and Senate that will decide the fate of twin bills that would remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Megan Brown and other protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
A protesters sits in the rotunda at the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Laker Fuller and other protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters line up at the Iowa state Capitol in Des Moines to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol in Des Moines to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Demonstrators flood the Iowa Capitol on Feb. 27, 2025 as lawmakers consider advancing a bill that would remove gender identity protections from Iowa's civil rights code. (Tom Barton/The Gazette)
Demonstrators flood the Iowa Capitol on Feb. 27, 2025 as lawmakers consider advancing a bill that would remove gender identity protections from Iowa's civil rights code. (Tom Barton/The Gazette)
Demonstrators flood the Iowa Capitol on Feb. 27, 2025 as lawmakers consider advancing a bill that would remove gender identity protections from Iowa's civil rights code. (Tom Barton/The Gazette)
Demonstrators flood the Iowa Capitol on Feb. 27, 2025 as lawmakers consider advancing a bill that would remove gender identity protections from Iowa's civil rights code. (Tom Barton/The Gazette)
A line for entry into the Iowa Capitol can be seen on a day when state lawmakers were expected to debate legislation that would weaken legal protections for transgender Iowans by removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette)
Protesters fill the Iowa Capitol rotunda on a day when state lawmakers were expected to debate legislation that would weaken legal protections for transgender Iowans by removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette)
Protesters fill the Iowa Capitol rotunda on a day when state lawmakers were expected to debate legislation that would weaken legal protections for transgender Iowans by removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette)
Protesters fill the Iowa Capitol rotunda on a day when state lawmakers were expected to debate legislation that would weaken legal protections for transgender Iowans by removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette)
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