Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, signed SF418, a bill that eliminates “gender identity” as a protected class under the Iowa Civil Rights Act.

Iowa became the first US state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that opponents say will expose transgender people and other Iowans to discrimination in all aspects of daily life.

Republican push to repeal Iowa's gender identity protections comes as Iowa City parent's suit uses that law to challenge 2023 school bathroom bill.