Trans man forced to leave Idaho to use public bathrooms joins lawsuit against state

Diego Fable has called Idaho home for more than a decade. He is leaving because he needs to use the bathroom.

The choice created by House Bill 752 is not a dramatic confrontation or a courtroom argument. It is a decision made before walking out the front door. Where will he go if he needs to use the restroom? What will happen when he gets there? For Fable, a transgender man, those questions…

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Idaho’s governor forces doctors & teachers to out trans youth despite abuse risks

Idaho educators and doctors will soon be required to out transgender minors to their parents or guardians, even when doing so could put those young people at risk of harm.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a measure called the “Pediatric Secretive Transitions Parental Rights Act,” which will take effect in July and require teachers, child care providers, and health care…

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Idaho said no Pride flags permitted. Boise said watch this

Idaho barred government buildings from flying Pride flags. Now, officials in the state’s capital city are turning to lights, pole wraps, and public signage instead.

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Boise City Hall installed a sign this week featuring an 11-stripe rainbow with the message: “Creating a city for everyone.”…

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Idaho governor signs law making transgender bathroom use a felony

Idaho Gov. Brad Little, a Republican, signed a bill Tuesday criminalizing transgender people for using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity, enacting one of the nation’s most sweeping restrictions on public accommodations and marking a new phase in the state’s effort to regulate where transgender people can exist in public life.

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