House votes to bar sexual orientation, gender identity teaching in Iowa elementary schools

Iowa schools would be barred from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through sixth grade under a bill passed by the Iowa House Wednesday. The legislation is one of many bills Iowa Republican lawmakers have introduced this year that focus on LGBTQ Iowans, particularly transgender children. Earlier in the day, the House passed a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth under 18, sending it to the governor for her signature. LGBTQ rights groups have condemned the bills. About 200 people rallied at the Iowa Capitol...