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Gay rights activists arrested in latest protest at Idaho state capitol
BOISE, Idaho — Gay rights activists were arrested and jailed after refusing to voluntarily lift an hours-long Senate blockade aimed at pressuring lawmakers into backing anti-discrimination protections.
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Plaintiffs in Idaho gay marriage challenge ask court to declare ban unconstitutional
BOISE, Idaho — Four same-sex couples who are challenging Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage, filed a motion in the case Tuesday seeking a summary judgement asking the court to declare unconstitutional Idaho’s refusal to permit same-sex couples to marry or to recognize their existing marriages.
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Idaho lawmaker withdraws bill that would have allowed discrimination against gays
BOISE, Idaho — A lawmaker promoting controversial legislation to allow businesses to refuse service to gay customers based on their religious beliefs says he’ll withdraw the bill, for now.
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Gay rights activists gather again at Idaho capitol seeking statewide protections
BOISE, Idaho — More than 200 gay rights demonstrators descended on the Idaho Capitol, with placard-holding, flag-bearing activists filling multiple rotunda floors as they sought again to convince Republican lawmakers to hold a hearing on a bill to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination.
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Protesters return to Idaho capitol demanding statewide LGBT protections
BOISE, Idaho — At least 65 demonstrators seeking anti-discrimination protections for gays and lesbians ringed the third-floor rotunda of Idaho’s Capitol 10 days after dozens of people were arrested at a previous protest.
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Idaho House takes ‘thoughtful pause’ on bill to allow religious discrimination
BOISE, Idaho — While a similar billed sailed through the Kansas state House on Wednesday, Idaho lawmakers sidetracked a bill that would have allowed businesses to refuse service to gay customers based on their religious beliefs.
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Idaho Supreme Court rules gay, lesbian couples have equal adoption rights
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that gay and lesbian couples have the same right to adopt children as anyone else under state law.
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Idaho House panel advances bill to allow religion-based discrimination
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s Capitol on Wednesday was again the focus of frustration among gay rights activists as lawmakers kept alive a bill that Republican religious conservatives argue is necessary to protect businesses from being forced to serve customers whose lifestyles offend their faith traditions.
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Idaho’s ‘Add the Words’ gay rights activists promised pro-bono legal help
BOISE, Idaho — Long before their arrests, activists seeking to add discrimination protections for gays and lesbians to Idaho’s Human Rights Act added lawyers: The 44 people facing misdemeanor trespass charges after Monday’s demonstration inside the Capitol’s Senate chambers have been promised pro-bono help.
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Activists occupy Idaho Senate entrances to protest lack of LGBT protections
BOISE, Idaho — Police have arrested dozens of gay rights activists, saying their protest blocked entrances to the Idaho Senate chambers for more than two hours.