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Protestors stood and chanted outside the room where GOP lawmakers advanced a proposal barring local governments from adding their own civil rights protections beyond what's in state law. House lawmakers also advanced a proposal in the same room shortly afterward that LGBTQ advocates say would allow parents to put their children in 'conversion therapy' without it being considered abuse.
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Transgender rights advocates speak against a bill that would limit local civil rights protections
Isabella Luu
Under a bill advanced by an Iowa House subcommittee Monday, local municipalities would be banned from adding their own civil rights protections beyond those in state law, including those prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity.

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