The House approved the measure 57-39, with five Republicans joining the 34 Democrats present in opposing the proposal
Republican Rep. Steven Holt said the bill “applies to everyone equally.” Holt said children have long used different restrooms based on biological and physiological characteristics and this tradition should continue.
Democrats responded that there was no history of transgender students bothering other students in restrooms and that a new requirement would put trans children in danger. The group Iowa Safe Schools, which advocates for LGBTQ students, said that since gender identity was added to the Iowa Civil Rights Act in 2007, there had been no documented incidents of transgender people acting inappropriately in restrooms.
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