DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that took effect Tuesday, meaning transgender and nonbinary residents are no longer protected from discrimination in their job, housing and other aspects of life.

While a new Iowa law that strips gender identity protections from the Iowa Civil Rights Act went into effect Tuesday, the ACLU of Iowa is reminding Iowans a number of other civil right protections remain for trans people.