ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill Removing Gender Identity Protections – BCI 24 News Network
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Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill Removing Gender Identity Protections

28 February 2025 2:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

Iowa’s Legislature passed a bill on Feb. 27 to remove gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code, prompting protests at the state Capitol from opponents who say it could expose people who identify as transgender to discrimination.
Senate lawmakers voted 33–15 to pass Senate Bill 418, introduced last week by Republican Sen. Jason Schultz.
Less than an hour later, House lawmakers voted 60–36 to approve the legislation, with five Republicans joining 31 Democrats in opposition.
The legislation would remove the term “gender identity” as a protected class from the state’s civil rights law, which provides protection from discrimination in education, employment, housing, and public accommodations, among others….