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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.
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Ten attorneys general file brief supporting Nev. same-sex marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and top law officers from nine other states are fighting a lawsuit challenging Nevada’s same-sex marriage ban, arguing no fundamental right to same-sex marriage exists.
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‘Add the Words’ activists eye bill that would allow denial of service to gays
BOISE, Idaho — Gay rights activists were stymied again this year in winning a hearing to “add the words” sexual orientation and gender identity to the Idaho Human Rights Act.
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Idaho launches ‘pre-emptive’ strike to shield religious beliefs from gay rights
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers and conservative Christian allies who contend faith is under siege by gays, lesbians and the government are launching a “pre-emptive” strike to bolster rights of licensed professionals to refuse service or employment to those they conclude violate their religious beliefs.
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Idaho Democrats vow to continue ‘Add the Words’ fight for LGBT protections
BOISE, Idaho — Majority Republicans again have poured cold water on Democrats’ hopes of including protections for Idaho’s gay and lesbian residents in state law. Rep. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, said Friday he had been informed by House and Senate Republicans that they would block the proposal from reaching a hearing. For eight years, Democrats have […]
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Judge allows Idaho AG to intervene in same-sex marriage case
BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge says Idaho’s attorney general can intervene in a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, even though Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is already a party in the case.
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Idaho House panel: Married same-sex couples must file taxes separately
BOISE, Idaho — Lawmakers approved a rule requiring same-sex couples who are legally married in other states but live in Idaho to file their state income taxes separately – even though they can file their federal taxes jointly.
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Idaho House panel delays debate of tax rules for married same-sex couples
BOISE, Idaho — A House panel delayed discussion of new rules forbidding same-sex couples legally married elsewhere from filing joint Idaho income tax returns.