CBS Attacks Iowa’s Sex At Birth Law as a ‘Civil Rights Reversal’

BARNETT We begin this ░░░░░░░░ hour with a civil ░░░░░░░░ reversal Iowa s now ░░░░░░░░ first state to remove ░░░░░░░░ rights protections for transgender ░░░░░░░░ Governor Kim Reynolds signed ░░░░░░░░ bill Friday just one ░░░░░░░░ after it was introduced ░░░░░░░░ the state legislature As ░░░░░░░░ Zak reports the law ░░░░░░░░ takes effect July 1st ░░░░░░░░ already facing pushback Clip ░░░░░░░░ ZAK voice over The ░░░░░░░░ act sparked outrage As ░░░░░░░░ debated hundreds of demonstrators ░░░░░░░░ in the rotunda of ░░░░░░░░ Iowa State Capitol to ░░░░░░░░ the law which eliminates ░░░░░░░░ rights protections based on ░░░░░░░░ identity WOMAN I feel ░░░░░░░░ s mean I feel ░░░░░░░░ s hateful ZAK voice ░░░░░░░░ Representative Aime Wichtendahl the ░░░░░░░░ legislature s first openly ░░░░░░░░ member argued this is ░░░░░░░░ the start WICHTENDAHL Vote ░░░░░░░░ bill down today because ░░░░░░░░ is not the end ░░░░░░░░ think tanks will ask ░░░░░░░░ again and again and ░░░░░░░░ to remove rights and ░░░░░░░░ from your fellow Iowans ░░░░░░░░ None remain ZAK voice ░░░░░░░░ Republican lawmakers fast tracked ░░░░░░░░ bill and Governor Kim ░░░░░░░░ signed the bill into ░░░░░░░░ yesterday Reynolds It s ░░░░░░░░ sense to acknowledge the ░░░░░░░░ biological differences between men ░░░░░░░░ women ZAK voice over ░░░░░░░░ defines sex based on ░░░░░░░░ person s anatomy at ░░░░░░░░ and it removes gender ░░░░░░░░ from the state s ░░░░░░░░ rights law which protected ░░░░░░░░ groups from discrimination Gender ░░░░░░░░ was added alongside sexual ░░░░░░░░ back in 2007 Reynolds ░░░░░░░░ I signed this bill ░░░░░░░░ civil rights code blurred ░░░░░░░░ biological line between the ░░░░░░░░ What this bill does ░░░░░░░░ is to strengthen protections ░░░░░░░░ women and girls ZAK ░░░░░░░░ over Max Mowitz is ░░░░░░░░ of the advocacy group ░░░░░░░░ Iowa Mowitz says the ░░░░░░░░ ends nearly two decades ░░░░░░░░ state law protections for ░░░░░░░░ Iowans like himself ZAK ░░░░░░░░ is this happening now ░░░░░░░░ I can t understand ░░░░░░░░ the timing would be ░░░░░░░░ than a large widespread ░░░░░░░░ trend toward transphobia and ░░░░░░░░ toward the LGBTQ community ░░░░░░░░ s more acceptable to ░░░░░░░░ us out and harm ░░░░░░░░ ZAK Are you worried ░░░░░░░░ real harm MOWITZ Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ know that this will ░░░░░░░░ move the needle further ░░░░░░░░ we going to continue ░░░░░░░░ see really horrible legislation ░░░░░░░░ this is the new ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends HARPER But ░░░░░░░░ think there s going ░░░░░░░░ be a victory lap ░░░░░░░░ sorts here particularly around ░░░░░░░░ Trump s cultural agenda ░░░░░░░░ like the dismantling of ░░░░░░░░ Equity and Inclusion efforts ░░░░░░░░ curtailing of rights for ░░░░░░░░ people Those are issues ░░░░░░░░ resonate with conservative circles ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ him talk about that.