Iowa has become the first state to remove civil rights protections for transgender people. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill Friday, just a week after it was introduced in the state Legislature. The law takes effect in July and is already facing pushback.

If signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Republican-backed measure would eliminate state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.

Iowa's Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill on Thursday that would remove protections for the transgender community even as dozens of protesters opposed the legislation.

Here's how Iowa House and Senate lawmakers voted Thursday on a bill removing gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act.

Iowa is now the first state to remove civil rights protections for transgender people. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the controversial bill into law Friday afternoon despite days of protests against the measure.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that will strip civil rights protections from transgender Iowans on Friday, making Iowa the first state in the nation to remove a protected class from its civil rights code.

The Republican-backed bill passed both legislative chambers by large margins despite warnings from Democrats that the measure could lead to discrimination and harassment.

Iowa became the first state to strike anti-discrimination protections for transgender people from its civil rights code on Friday after the state’s Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed hotly

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday that removes gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.