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Transgender

Avery Staker
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Courtesy of Jo Allen
Iowa News
A year after gender identity rights were repealed, trans and nonbinary Iowans debate their future in Iowa
Meghan McKinney
In the year since Iowa lawmakers repealed state civil rights based on gender identity, transgender and nonbinary Iowans have experienced fear, anxiety and uncertainty. The historic legislation has forced transgender Iowans to contemplate their future in the state. Some have left, and others are navigating how to continue living in the state.
A wall of clouds hangs above Ames City Hall in June 2024. The city council approved an ordinance to create the Ames Resident Police Advisory Committee in October 2021.
Rachel Cramer
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Iowa Public Radio
Iowa News
Ames adds gender identity protections as state lawmakers seek to limit local civil rights expansion
Rachel Cramer
Transgender Iowans on Medicaid can't use the insurance anymore to cover some gender-affirming care.
Madeleine Charis King
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Iowa Public Radio
Iowa News
New state Medicaid limits cause some transgender Iowans to table gender-affirming surgeries
Meghan McKinney
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