Idaho closes legislative session with a slew of anti-LGBTQ+ laws
The new laws take direct aim at gender-affirming care for minors and the trans community.
April 12, 2024
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Idaho asks Supreme Court to let it enforce law banning gender-affirming care
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The 48,000 paper hearts represented the 48,000 LGBTQ+ people living in Idaho.
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Supreme Court lets Idaho enforce law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors
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Idaho Families Scramble to Stop Ban on Trans Health Care
They're seeking an injunction preventing the law — targeting children and youth — from going into effect, saying it will cause irreparable harm.
July 21, 2023
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.
August 26, 2024
Idaho and West Virginia ask Supreme Court to review anti-transgender sports laws
Federal appeals courts have ruled against the laws, so the states are petitioning SCOTUS.
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Idaho Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Transgender Minors Blocked for Now
The law would have placed medical professionals who provide such care for transgender people under the age of 18 at risk of fines up to $5,000 and a felony conviction, resulting in up to 10 years in prison.
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Idaho Sued by Trans Teens Over Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
Idaho's law making it a felony to provide such care to minors is unconstitutional, according to the suit.
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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.
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ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Idaho's Ban on Transgender Athletes
The complaint, filed on behalf of two student athletes, also calls out the law's intrusive "sex verification" requirements in disputed cases.
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