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Urbandale proclaims Transgender Day of Visibility as mother recounts son’s struggles

Urbandale City Council · March 18, 2026
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Mayor Robert Andeweg read a proclamation recognizing March 31, 2026 as Transgender Day of Visibility. Ashley Campbell accepted and shared an emotional account of her son Miles Phipps’s bullying and death, urging the community to show kindness and support to transgender residents.

Mayor Robert Andeweg proclaimed March 31, 2026, as Transgender Day of Visibility in Urbandale and invited Ashley Campbell to accept the proclamation on behalf of the community.

Ashley Campbell told the council she was dedicating the proclamation to her son, Miles Phipps, and described years of targeted bullying after he came out as transgender. "My name is Ashley Campbell, and I would like to dedicate this…

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