On October 16th, “detransitioned” anti-trans-healthcare zealot, Chole Cole spoke at the Iowa Memorial Union as part of a nationwide wave of transphobic speakers at universities.  Despite more than a hundred counter protestors marching in the street outside the IMU, police only targeted trans people for arrest. Six of those facing charges received their arrests a month after the protest and another protester two months post event. Since the Johnson County attorney decided to prosecute the “JoCo7” a city councilor, county supervisor, and the Iowa City Human Rights Commission have described the nature of the charges as discriminatory and authoritarian. We are clearly facing an infringement of our First Amendment rights to Assembly and Free Speech. We endorse the Human Rights Commission’s findings and call on county attorney Rachael Zimmerman to drop these charges!

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