SF418 establishes a strictly biological definition of “sex” based on birth anatomy, removes “gender identity” as a protected category under the Iowa Civil Rights Act (eliminating state protections in employment, housing, education, credit, and public accommodations), prohibits changing the sex marker on birth certificates using medical transition, and bans instruction on “gender theory” in kindergarten through sixth grade.
The Iowa State House of Representatives passed SF418 on February 27, 2025 by a vote of 60 to 36. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill codifies biological reality in law, protects children from harmful gender ideology, and upholds parental rights. By removing “gender identity” as a protected class and rejecting the false notion that sex can be changed, SF418 pushes back against the radical Marxist agenda being forced into schools, workplaces, and public life. It affirms the state's duty to safeguard truth and common sense. Scientifically and biblically, there are only two genders.
