BOISE, Idaho — LGBT rights activists once again returned to the Idaho Capitol to protest lawmakers’ refusal to pass anti-discrimination protections, this time by refusing to leave the state’s bill-drafting offices.
Idaho State Police made 25 arrests, including six people who were arrested twice, Monday for trespassing in the Statehouse. Protesters staged three different demonstrations Monday.
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Republican lawmakers killed legislation earlier this year that would have amended the state’s Human Rights Act, which currently bans workplace and housing discrimination based on race, gender or religion.
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Shortly after, police arrested 23 gay rights protesters for trespassing on the House and Senate floors.
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