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Giving myself wings as I pilot my way in "Red" Idaho

One writer's experience of navigating life as a queer Idahoan. Is it worth staying to fight for change, or is it time to spread wings and find a place where you truly belong?

Disturbing connections between alleged white supremacists and 2022 Bratislava gay bar killer

The 19-year-old killer was reportedly an active member of the Terrorgram Collective and heralded as the group’s “very first saint.”

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.

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-trans law could impede investigation of child sexual assault

The law, which went into effect July 1, prevents minors from getting any type of health care without parental consent.

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.

Supreme Court blocks Idaho's ban on emergency abortions, but it's 'not a victory for pregnant patients'

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked an Idaho ban on emergency abortions, but Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says the decision "is not a victory for pregnant patients."

Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for transgender students in four states

Judge Terry A. Doughty said the rule goes against the original purpose of Title IX by protecting trans students, so he blocked its enforcement in Louisiana, Mississippi, Idaho, and Montana.

​Right-wing blogger required to pay $1.1 million for defaming Idaho drag queen

Summer Bushnell falsely accused Eric Posey of exposing his genitals to kids during a pride event.

Nine GOP-led states sue Biden administration over new transgender protections under Title IX

These Republican-controlled states are fighting to discriminate against students.

Just one Christian Nationalist group is behind Idaho's bans on trans care and abortion

Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are heavily intertwined, and one group conservative hate group continues to use its influence in Idaho.

Supreme Court lets Idaho enforce law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors

The state can enforce it against all state residents except those who sued to challenge it, the high court ruled Monday.

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.

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.

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.

Neo-Nazis suspected of killing 72-year-old gay man after escaping from prison

Authorities have linked the deaths of two Idaho civilians to escaped white supremacist prison gang members.

Idaho asks Supreme Court to let it enforce law banning gender-affirming care

The law, signed by Republican Gov. Brad Little last year, makes it a felony for doctors to provide medical treatment to transgender minors.

Idaho's felony gender-affirming care ban stays blocked

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.

Idaho Republicans push bill that could label gay book characters 'sexually explicit'

On a day celebrating civil rights, Idaho’s House Committee on State Affairs moves to restrict LGBTQ+ literature in schools and libraries.

Trans healthcare, abortion, & more: These are the LGBTQ+ laws that took effect January 1

Here are the biggest pieces of legislation for bodily autonomy that are now in the law of the land.

10 States That Passed the Worst Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in 2023

2023 was a record year for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation at the state level. Here's a look at the worst of many heinous bills.