12 images from Greg Hauenstein. Published on February 24, 2025
On Feb. 24, 2025 an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee heard brief public testimony and extended protest on House Study Bill 242 which, among other things, would remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Subcommittee members Reps. Samantha Fett (R-Carlisle), Steve Holt (R-Denison), and Ross Wilburn (D-Ames) (left to right) sit at the far end of the table in the old Supreme Court chamber.Pro-HSB242 activists meet with FAMiLY Leader lobbyist Chuck Hurley (left) before the hearing.LGBTQ rights group One Iowa’s Executive Director Max Mowitz (right) waits for the hearing to begin.People stand at the doorway to the old Supreme Court chamber as an Iowa State Trooper stands guard.Iowa House Chief Clerk Meghan Nelson (left) speaks with Rep. Steve Holt (R-Denison, right) before the hearing.An Iowa State Trooper guards the door to the old Supreme Court chamber as protestors assemble in the hall.Rep. Ross Wilburn (D-Ames) waits for the hearing to begin.Rep. Samantha Fett (R-Carlisle) waits for the hearing to begin.Rep. Steve Holt (R-Denison) pauses speaking as protestors chant outside the hearing room.Iowa State Troopers begin to forcibly remove Chris Moore, an anti-HSB 242 speaker, for going over the allotted speaking time and refusing to stop. A pro HSB242 speaker scrolls her phone while she waits.Pro-LGBTQ rights protestors pack the Iowa Capitol rotunda during the hearingAn activist speaks with the Iowa State Patrol members holding them back from the hearing room.
