By Garry Klein, Iowa City
Between the Iowa legislature taking transgender protections out in the state’s Civil Rights Act and the University of Iowa deleting cultural communities and programs that serve students, it is apparent that there is an attempt to erase progressive policy and law that protects and serves Iowans that historically have been maligned. If the rule of law acts as it should to protect the civil rights and liberties of all Iowans, perhaps these immediate injustices will be a momentary blip on the radar of progress. But for those who live with the uncertainty of their place and inherent dignity, allies need to support all efforts to roll back this newly-laid roadblock that says it is okay to hide misguided ignorance and hate behind legislation and policy agendas. The moral arc of the universe continues to be on the side of the unjustly treated. Lastly, to those who are angry and dejected, you are not defeated; you haven’t been heard – yet.
