Haters Appointed To Iowa Civil Rights Commission
The Des Moines Register reports: In a 34-16 vote on party lines, the Senate confirmed Cheryl Elsloo to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission that enforces the state’s anti-discrimination law and Whitney Smith McIntosh to the Human Rights Board, which serves underrepresented groups across the state. Elsloo has been a lobbyist with Protect My Innocence, which … The post Haters Appointed To Iowa Civil Rights Commission appeared first on Joe.My.God..
The Des Moines Register reports:
In a 34-16 vote on party lines, the Senate confirmed Cheryl Elsloo to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission that enforces the state’s anti-discrimination law and Whitney Smith McIntosh to the Human Rights Board, which serves underrepresented groups across the state.
Elsloo has been a lobbyist with Protect My Innocence, which bills itself as a nonprofit group that defends the innocence of Iowa minors. One Iowa called it an anti-LGBTQ hate group. She has lobbied in favor of earlier versions of legislation to remove gender identity as a protected class from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, criminalize bringing minors to drag shows and amend the Iowa Constitution to end same-sex marriage.
One Iowa said Smith McIntosh has a “history of making hurtful, inflammatory statements against LGBTQ Iowans.” She liked an image on Facebook from June 2022 that shows fire raining down on a city with the text “Fireworks in honor of Pride Month.” The image appears to depict the Biblical story of God destroying Sodom and Gomorrah.
Read the full article. Photo: Gov. Kim Reynolds. Protect My Innocence maintains a massive list of “offensive” library books, including The Diary Of Anne Frank.
Iowa Senate approves Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointees despite objections over LGBTQ stances https://t.co/UmenFYkHnm
— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) May 15, 2025
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