# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bodily Autonomy and Equality Protest
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Iowa has launched sustained attacks on bodily autonomy, civil rights, and the basic dignity of its people. Iowans and Quad Cities residents are exhausted, outraged, and resolute. For LGBTQIA+ rights, for women’s rights, and for the rights of all people, we affirm this truth: 

We hold sacred authority over our own bodies, identities, and futures. 

We demand and assert the following rights each of which has been threatened or directly targeted by Iowa legislation: 

Core Bodily Autonomy Rights 

Right to transition, including access to gender‑affirming healthcare 

Right to abortion and reproductive healthcare 

Right to contraception and family planning 

Right to control our own reproduction, including IVF and fertility care 

Right to body modification, including tattoos, piercings, cosmetic procedures, and cultural body practices 

Right to privacy in medical decisions 

Right to refuse medical procedures 

Identity, Expression, and Personal Freedom 

Right to gender identity and gender expression 

Right to use correct names and pronouns 

Right to access public accommodations without discrimination 

Right to marry, form families, and parent without state interference 

Right to freedom from censorship of LGBTQIA+ identities in schools, libraries, and public spaces 

Economic, Housing, and Social Rights 

Right to nondiscrimination in housing, employment, education, and credit 

Right to equal participation in the marketplace 

Right to safe, inclusive schools for LGBTQIA+ youth 

Right to healthcare free from discrimination 

Community and Safety Rights 

Right to live free from state‑sanctioned harassment and surveillance bodily safety from 

Right to be protected from hate‑motivated violence 

Right to participate fully in civic life without fear 

These rights shall not be infringed. 

We refuse to be controlled by theocratic politicians or their corporate divide‑and‑conquer agenda. Our bodies, our communities, and our futures belong to us—not to those who seek power through fear, restriction, and erasure. 

 

Documented Attacks on These Rights in Iowa (with Sources) 

Below are verified, recent examples of Iowa’s legislative and political attacks on LGBTQIA+ people, bodily autonomy, and civil rights. 

1. Removal of Gender Identity Protections 

Iowa became the first state in the nation to remove gender identity from its civil rights law, stripping protections in housing, employment, education, credit, and public accommodations. 

2. Wave of Anti‑Trans and Anti‑LGBTQ Bills 

As of early 2024, 13 bills were introduced in Iowa targeting transgender and LGBTQIA+ people, including attempts to remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. 

3. Statewide Preemption of Local Civil Rights Protections 

After stripping gender identity from state law, Iowa introduced legislation to ban cities from passing their own anti‑discrimination protections, directly attacking local autonomy and LGBTQIA+ safety. 

4. Attacks on Marriage Equality & LGBTQ Families 

Iowa legislators have repeatedly attempted to undermine marriage equality, including constitutional amendments to ban same‑sex marriage. 

5. Ongoing Threats to Reproductive Rights 

While the Iowa Supreme Court blocked a 2018 abortion ban, the state continues to pursue restrictions on reproductive healthcare, signaling ongoing threats to bodily autonomy. 

6. Civil Rights Removal Act (SF418) 

Iowa passed SF418, the Iowa Civil Rights Removal Act, which dismantles long‑standing civil rights protections and creates uncertainty and risk for marginalized communities.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bettendorf/bodily-autonomy-and-equality-protest/200029753645818
- **Event Categories**: lgbt-pride
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 38

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bettendorf
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: City of Bettendorf, Iowa Government
- **lat**: 41.52509
- **long**: -90.50928
- **full address**: City of Bettendorf, Iowa Government, 1609 State St, Bettendorf, IA 52722-4937, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Bodily Autonomy and Equality Protest being held?
  - **A:** Bodily Autonomy and Equality Protest takes place on Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm at City of Bettendorf, Iowa Government, 1609 State St, Bettendorf, IA 52722-4937, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Bodily Autonomy and Equality Protest?
  - **A:** Bodily Autonomy and Equality Protest is organized by Nefesh.

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