1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (622+ words) An Idaho bill that goes into effect July 1 will make it a crime for transgender people to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity. The bill makes it a misdemeanor for someone to "knowingly and willingly" enter a restroom…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (692+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. " The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (830+ words) BOISE " The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee approved a bill Monday criminalizing transgender individuals who use the restroom, locker room or shower room that aligns with their gender identity. The legislation is one of several efforts brought forward by legislators…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (642+ words) Q. My 11-year-old daughter started her period and asked her mother not to tell me. So, she didn't. I found out almost two months later. Isn't this something my ex should have told me, even if our daughter asked her not…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1020+ words) BOISE " House State Affairs made several decisions on new and pending legislation Monday, voting to introduce a resolution on gay marriage, opting not to advance a call for a public lands amendment and advancing a bill that codifies new restrictions…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1083+ words) BOISE " A Senate committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill requiring government buildings and private businesses to have restrictions separating restrooms, changing rooms and other public accommodations on the basis of biological sex. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Ted…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (993+ words) The House Local Government Committee voted Monday to approve a bill banning local governments from maintaining ordinances, resolutions and other policies to promote anti-discrimination. For about a dozen Idaho cities with these protections " including Lewiston and Moscow " it would mean…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (618+ words) Under a new bill introduced Wednesday, the Idaho Legislature would ban local policies in more than a dozen cities that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill, written by the Idaho Family Policy Center,…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (483+ words) In seven weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases involving challenges to the constitutionality of laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit transgender women and girls from participating on women's and girls' sports teams. A…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (729+ words) Washington State University has suspended continuing education courses offered by an organization designated as an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group as it reviews whether the materials comply with accreditation standards. The move comes after staff and more than 30 LGBTQ+ organizations in eastern…...