Public Accommodations
Iowa Code § 216.7
Iowa law forbids anyone operating a public accommodation from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity, either in offering or advertising use of their facility [Iowa Code § 216.7(1)]. Public and private facilities are included in the definition of public accommodation [Iowa Code § 216.2(13)]. Limited exceptions exist for private clubs [Iowa Code § 216.2(13)], religious institutions [Iowa Code § 216.7(2)(a)] and renting rooms in a house where the landlord or their family lives [Iowa Code § 216.7(2)(b)].