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Idaho bill would require parental consent for transgender kids’ social transitions
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (26+ words) Idaho bill would require parental consent for transgender kids" social transitions'East Idaho News American Falls officials release statement on 'internal issue,' but many questions remain...
Idaho House committee introduces request to US Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage decision
2+ week, 1+ day ago (459+ words) BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) " A North Idaho state legislator is bringing back a request for the nation's high court to overturn its 2015 landmark decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide." Rep. Tony Wisniewski, R-Post Falls, on Monday introduced a joint memorial…...
Idaho activists, officials decry anti-LGBTQ+ bills as House passes trans bathroom ban in businesses
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (755+ words) BOISE (Idaho Capitol Sun) " Local elected officials and activists gathered in the Idaho State Capitol on Monday to denounce anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the Legislature. Nikson Mathews, who is trans, ran through a list of bills that became law in recent…...
The 'degradation of society': Idaho lawmakers push new bathroom bills
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (793+ words) BOISE (Idaho Statesman) " Two Idaho lawmakers proposed bathroom bills Friday aimed at making people use the bathroom that corresponds to their biological sex, despite disagreement over whether that was an issue. Rep. Cornel Rasor, R-Sagle, proposed a bill that could…...
Court ruling allows Idaho to ban trans people from changing birth certificates
2+ mon, 8+ hour ago (460+ words) BOISE (Idaho Statesman) " A court order will allow Idaho to enforce a state law that bans people from changing the listed sex on their birth certificate, which critics of the law have said singles out transgender people who want to…...
COURTROOM INSIDER | Investigating the paranormal, UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts and more
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (105+ words) Tonight on "Courtroom Insider," what happens if a police officer has a paranormal experience? What if they see Bigfoot, a ghost, a UFO or other unidentified object? Meet two former cops who have launched an organization to help. Dave Rich…...
Idaho Christian lobbying group doubles down on false claims about drag performer
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (847+ words) BOISE (Idaho Statesman) " An influential conservative Christian lobbying group in Boise falsely claimed that a drag performer indecently exposed himself during a performance in North Idaho, a judge ruled last week. But the judge said whether the false statements were…...
Supreme Court will rule on Idaho's transgender athletics ban
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (353+ words) BOISE (Idaho EdNews) " The five-year battle over Idaho's transgender athletics ban is headed to the nation's highest court. The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday said it will take up Idaho's "Fairness in Women's Sports Act," which bans transgender athletes from participating in…...
Trans Idaho athlete’s request to dismiss case denied. Supreme Court could be next
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (302+ words) The court feels this mootness argument is, as above, somewhat manipulative to avoid Supreme Court review and should not be endorsed," Nye wrote in a footnote in the ruling. RELATED | Supreme Court will rule on Idaho's transgender athletics ban Last…...
Idaho’s parental consent law impedes 988 suicide crisis hotline access for some youth
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1404+ words) IDAHO FALLS (Idaho Capital Sun) " A law requiring parental consent for almost any medical treatment provided to minors went into effect in Idaho in July 2024, and it has been hampering children's access to care in unintended ways." One of the…...