The Iowa Senate and House have passed the bill that removes gender identity protections from civil rights. The bill, first introduced last week, raced through the legislative process despite opposition from LGBTQ+ advocates who rallied at the Capitol on Monday and Tuesday. A protester was removed from Senate chambers Thursday. https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/controversial-bill-stripping-gender-identity-protections-passes-in-iowa-senate #transgenderrights #trans #iowapolitics #civilrights ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Iowa's News Now on our social media pages: Iowa’s News Now on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IowasNewsNow/ Iowa’s News Now on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iowasnewsnow For more news & weather: https://cbs2iowa.com/ Send us news tips @ [email protected] #iowanewsnow #iowanews #localnews #KGAN #news