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Education

Boise State professor ran far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ website: report

Some activists are calling on the university to repudiate Scott Yenor's views; among other things, his site carried an article calling LGBTQ+ people groomers.

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Senator Craig to Ask Judge for Second Chance

The first step in Sen. Larry Craig's attempt to wipe away his guilty plea in an airport sex sting has nothing to do with whether an undercover policeman misunderstood Craig's actions in a bathroom stall. Instead, Wednesday's hearing in Minneapolis is all about whether Craig's attorneys can convince Judge Charles Porter that the Idaho senator's plea was a mistake.

News

Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws

Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.

News

Publishers and library sue Idaho over book ban that defines 'homosexuality' as 'harmful to minors'

Several large book publishers and a small public library are suing the state of Idaho over its book ban that requires libraries to restrict content "harmful to minors" to patrons 18 and older.

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Senate Committee Says Craig Acted Improperly In Airport Sex Sting

The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee says Idaho senator Larry Craig acted improperly in connection with a men's room sex sting last year and had brought discredit on the Senate. In a letter to the Republican senator, the ethics panel said Craig's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea after his arrest at an airport in Minnesota was an effort to evade legal consequences of his actions. Craig's actions constitute ''improper conduct which has reflected discreditably on the Senate,'' the letter said.

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Politics

Idaho Republicans' resolution to repeal marriage equality is 'foreshadowing' for the U.S.

Idaho's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate that the state GOP's effort to overturn marriage equality does not "address any of the many issues facing Idahoans today."

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Gay Couple Loses Benefits With Move to Idaho

What they didn't know before moving to Idaho could fill a house, and in many ways it does. The kitchen table holds stacks of legal papers. Medication bottles litter a nearby countertop. The two-story home Robert Ryan, 42, shares with his partner, Ralph Martinelli, 53, overlooks the quaint suburb of Eagle, west of Boise, a rural landscape of ruddy hills that doesn't seem quite as welcoming as it once did. A 2,400-mile move west once seemed like a chance at a fresh start; instead it has delivered some hard lessons, especially about moving from a state that recognizes same-sex unions to one of the 21 states that don't.

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Boise State professor ran far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ website: report

Some activists are calling on the university to repudiate Scott Yenor's views; among other things, his site carried an article calling LGBTQ+ people groomers.

Senator Craig to Ask Judge for Second Chance

Idaho Governor Signs Two Anti-Trans Bills Into Law

The bills bar student athletes from teams for the gender with which they identify and prevent residents from changing the gender on their birth certificates.

Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws

Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.

Idaho's Anti-Transgender School Restroom Law Blocked by Court

It was set to take effect Thursday.

Idaho's Anti-Trans Sports Law Still Blocked After Appeals Court Ruling

“This is an important victory for common sense, equality, and the rights of transgender youth under the law,” the ACLU's Chase Strangio said.

Idaho Begs Court to Stop 'Unseemly Chaos' of Marriage Equality

After a federal trial judge denied his request, Idaho governor Butch Otter has asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to issue a preemptive stay of a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in Idaho to begin marrying Friday.

Idaho Republicans file resolution to repeal marriage equality

They want to return to a so-called “natural definition” of marriage as between one man and one woman.

Year in Review: 2014

This year, the Boy Scouts admitted gay youths, Michael Sam was drafted, Sochi became an international rallying cry, we won a bunch of marriage victories (and Eurovision!), and our rights in Russia, Uganda, and Arizona hung precariously in the balance.

Judge partially halts Idaho’s anti-trans care law

The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.

Drag Performer Sues Right-Wing Blogger Over Indecent Exposure Claims

Eric Posey, who performs as Mona Liza Million, says Summer Bushnell defamed him with a false accusation of indecent exposure at an Idaho Pride event.

Publishers and library sue Idaho over book ban that defines 'homosexuality' as 'harmful to minors'

Several large book publishers and a small public library are suing the state of Idaho over its book ban that requires libraries to restrict content "harmful to minors" to patrons 18 and older.

How Runner Lindsay Hecox Is Fighting for Trans Athletes

The trans track and field athlete is challenging the law that prevents her from competing in women's college sports.

Craig Vows to Stay Despite Court Loss

U.S. senator Larry Craig of Idaho defiantly vowed Thursday to serve out his term in office despite losing a court attempt to rescind his guilty plea in a men's room sex sting.

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

Senate Committee Says Craig Acted Improperly In Airport Sex Sting

Idaho Makes Gender-Affirming Care a Felony

A bill signed into law by Gov. Brad Little subjects medical professionals to up to 10 years in prison if they provide this care.

Idaho Republicans' resolution to repeal marriage equality is 'foreshadowing' for the U.S.

Idaho's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate that the state GOP's effort to overturn marriage equality does not "address any of the many issues facing Idahoans today."

Gay Couple Loses Benefits With Move to Idaho

Idaho Marriage Ruling Stayed, Appeal Expedited

A federal appeals court will hear the case the week of September 8, but same-sex couples won't be able to marry in Idaho until the appeal is completed.

Craig denies culpability—and being gay

Under fire from leaders of his own party, Idaho U.S. senator Larry Craig on Tuesday said the only thing he had done wrong was to plead guilty after a complaint of lewd conduct in a men's room. He declared, ''I am not gay. I never have been gay.''

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Some activists are calling on the university to repudiate Scott Yenor's views; among other things, his site carried an article calling LGBTQ+ people groomers.

The bills bar student athletes from teams for the gender with which they identify and prevent residents from changing the gender on their birth certificates.

Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.

It was set to take effect Thursday.

“This is an important victory for common sense, equality, and the rights of transgender youth under the law,” the ACLU's Chase Strangio said.

After a federal trial judge denied his request, Idaho governor Butch Otter has asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to issue a preemptive stay of a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in Idaho to begin marrying Friday.

They want to return to a so-called “natural definition” of marriage as between one man and one woman.

This year, the Boy Scouts admitted gay youths, Michael Sam was drafted, Sochi became an international rallying cry, we won a bunch of marriage victories (and Eurovision!), and our rights in Russia, Uganda, and Arizona hung precariously in the balance.

The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.

Eric Posey, who performs as Mona Liza Million, says Summer Bushnell defamed him with a false accusation of indecent exposure at an Idaho Pride event.

Several large book publishers and a small public library are suing the state of Idaho over its book ban that requires libraries to restrict content "harmful to minors" to patrons 18 and older.

The trans track and field athlete is challenging the law that prevents her from competing in women's college sports.

U.S. senator Larry Craig of Idaho defiantly vowed Thursday to serve out his term in office despite losing a court attempt to rescind his guilty plea in a men's room sex sting.

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

A bill signed into law by Gov. Brad Little subjects medical professionals to up to 10 years in prison if they provide this care.

Idaho's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate that the state GOP's effort to overturn marriage equality does not "address any of the many issues facing Idahoans today."

A federal appeals court will hear the case the week of September 8, but same-sex couples won't be able to marry in Idaho until the appeal is completed.

Under fire from leaders of his own party, Idaho U.S. senator Larry Craig on Tuesday said the only thing he had done wrong was to plead guilty after a complaint of lewd conduct in a men's room. He declared, ''I am not gay. I never have been gay.''