The acluofiowa and lambdalegal are suing to block a sweeping Iowa law that restricts schools from teaching about LGBTQ topics and requires them to ban books depicting sex acts. The groups are representing eight Iowa students and their families, along with iowasafeschools, a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ students. They say the law, Senate File 496, discriminates against LGBTQ students and violates their rights to free speech, free association, equal protection and due process in violation of the U.S. Constitution's First and 14th amendments. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the wide-ranging education law earlier this year after it passed the Republican-led Iowa Legislature with only GOP support. She has said the law gives parents more control over their children's education and removes "pornographic" books from schools. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IAed #IApolitics #IAlegis #BannedBooks #LGBT #LGBTKids