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.
Shortly after, police arrested 23 gay rights protesters for trespassing on the House and Senate floors.
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