Thousands of paper hearts flood Idaho capital as lawmakers pass anti-LGBTQ+ bills
The 48,000 paper hearts represented the 48,000 LGBTQ+ people living in Idaho.
April 05 2024 1:28 PM
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The 48,000 paper hearts represented the 48,000 LGBTQ+ people living in Idaho.
The law, signed by Republican Gov. Brad Little last year, makes it a felony for doctors to provide medical treatment to transgender minors.
A federal appeals court refused to place a hold on an inunction against the ban, which threatens health care workers with 10 years in prison.
On a day celebrating civil rights, Idaho’s House Committee on State Affairs moves to restrict LGBTQ+ literature in schools and libraries.
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.
Matthew Alan Lehigh used his to car to attack people he perceived to be LGBTQ+.
It was set to take effect Thursday.
The law will take effect next month.
“This is an important victory for common sense, equality, and the rights of transgender youth under the law,” the ACLU's Chase Strangio said.
He issued a temporary restraining order that stops the new law from being implemented while a legal challenge makes its way through the court system.
They claim the store’s Pride gear was sexualizing kids.
Many have noted that once again, the pedophile is not a drag queen.
The “anti-groomer” right-wing radical group member himself admitted to engaging inappropriately with children.
His action comes shortly after the signing of "bathroom bills" in Arkansas and Iowa.
The bill, passed by the House and now going to the Senate, calls for a prison sentence of up to 10 years for health care workers who authorize or provide the care.
Because Idaho doesn't have a hate crimes law that covers sexual orientation, the U.S. government sought to indict the defendant on a federal hate crime charge.
Several residents of Caldwell, Idaho, said the policy would go against God's laws, and a state senator threatened board members with litigation.
Men were forced to register as sex offenders over convictions for having consensual sex.
A leader of a conservative group who supports the state bill compared drag to the racist practice of blackface.
He has reportedly admitted to authorities that he's committed multiple crimes against the local LGBTQ+ community.