All posts tagged "ACLU of Iowa"
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Iowa’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law Blocked by Federal Judge
A federal court temporarily blocked a law prohibiting LGBTQ-related discussions or curriculum content in schools and banning books with descriptions of a sex act from...
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Seven Families Sue Iowa Over “Don’t Say Gay” Law
A group of families with LGBTQ children are suing the state of Iowa over a law banning LGBTQ content from schools.
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Iowa Supreme Court Finds State Discriminated Against Trans Employee
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s Department of Corrections discriminated against Jesse Vroegh, a former DOC nurse, when it denied him insurance...
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs transgender sports ban
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) has signed a bill barring transgender female athletes from competing on secondary and collegiate sports teams that correspond with their...
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Iowa court rules Republicans can’t deny health coverage to transgender Medicaid recipients
An Iowa court has ruled that a law barring Medicaid from covering transgender recipients' surgical expenses is unconstitutional.
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Transgender man challenges Iowa’s ban on Medicaid coverage for transition-related surgery
For the third time in four years, a transgender person is challenging Iowa's ban on Medicaid coverage for gender confirmation surgery.
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Iowa judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Iowa’s Medicaid ban on transgender surgery
An Iowa judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of two transgender Medicaid recipients that challenges Iowa’s law allowing local governments and state agencies...
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LGBTQ plaintiffs sue Iowa over transgender Medicaid exemption
Lawsuit claims law prohibiting taxpayer dollars from covering gender confirmation surgery is unconstitutional
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Iowa Supreme Court rules Medicaid can cover gender confirmation surgery
On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court issued a historic ruling finding that Iowa’s Medicaid program may not discriminate against transgender people by refusing to cover...
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Iowa jury awards transgender corrections employee $120,000 in discrimination lawsuit
Iowa's Department of Corrections found to have discriminated against prison nurse Jesse Vroegh in two different ways
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Iowa court finds Medicaid ban on transgender surgery is unconstitutional
An Iowa court has determined that the state’s ban on Medicaid coverage for medically necessary surgical care for transgender residents is unconstitutional. Chief District Judge...
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Iowa trans man will get surgery, but Medicaid ban on surgery remains
A transgender Iowa man will receive medically necessary surgery under the state’s Medicaid program due to a claims processing error, but other transgender people will continue to...
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Iowa hotel accused of profiling black transgender woman
Staff accused woman and her friend of engaging in prostitution based on her gender identity
