Idaho activists
make gay rights statement with stickers

Gay rights advocates in Boise, Idaho, put stickers reading "Heterosexuals Only" on bus benches and public drinking fountains Monday morning. The activists told KBCI-TV the 150 or so stickers were a protest against a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage approved by lawmakers for the November ballot. They said the stickers were intended as reminders of past discrimination, namely the "Whites Only" signs affixed to fountains and benches in the South before the passage of civil rights laws. One activist, speaking on condition of anonymity, admitted they'd risked punishment for littering or defacing property. But, the activist said, "I hope people will realize this...is a model of resistance that falls into a historical basis and they won't decide to be extremely punitive." The TV station says the stickers were easily removed and were in place only briefly. (Sirius OutQ News)