LGBTQ

Political scientists offer context and analysis of the week's political headlines, including the House impeachment of the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, the special election in New York, Senate advancement of military aid packages and more.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill that would define “man” and “woman” based on a person’s sex at birth was amended and approved by Republicans on the House Education Committee Tuesday.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds filed a bill Thursday that would require transgender Iowans to include their sex assigned at birth on their driver’s license and birth certificate and would make other changes that opponents say add up to an attempt to erase LGBTQ Iowans.

Republican lawmakers declined to advance a bill Wednesday that would have reduced legal protections for transgender Iowans.

The bill, proposed by Rep. Jeff Shipley, R-Birmingham, would remove gender identity from the state’s civil rights law. It would also add “a diagnosis for gender dysphoria or any condition related to a gender identity disorder” to the disability category of the Iowa Civil Rights Act.

Looking back at 100 years of the Equal Rights Amendment and looking ahead to what's next

A Republican-backed bill that would prevent cities and counties from banning conversion therapy advanced Wednesday in the Iowa Senate.

The court affirmed the hate crime conviction of a man who posted hand-written notes at homes with rainbow flags and emblems.

The ACLU of Iowa and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of eight students challenging a state law that restricts discussions of LGBTQ topics in schools and bans books that describe sex acts.

With the ever-changing roles, rights, and identities of women in society, this episode digs into what it means to be a woman to 10 different Iowans.