Add The Words

The mid-October arrest of a Boise man, accused of assault including the use of his vehicle as a weapon, garnered plenty of media attention. A short time later, he was also accused of burning a Pride flag that had been flying outside a Boise home. But what was not widely known at the time of the arrest of Matthew Lehigh, was that his first alleged assault was on a transgender woman at her workplace – the Boise Downtown Public Library.

As more people face financial insecurity, Idahoans are stepping up to help one another directly, sharing everything from money and groceries to skills and…

Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling has delivered another blow to a pair of controversial laws set to take effect next month that roll back transgender…

The City Club of Boise held the 2nd annual Marilyn Shuler Forum on Human Rights, featuring Idaho native and State Senator Cherie Buckner-Webb.Some people…

A bill looking to add language to Idaho’s anti-discrimination laws that would safeguard the rights of LGBTQ individuals won’t advance this year. However,…

LGBTQ+ Idahoans can legally be denied employment, services and housing as the state's Human Rights Act does not recognize sexual orientation or gender…

Idaho legislators try to "Add the Words" to the state's human rights act.U of I researcher finds rain on Titan, snowman in Kuiper Belt.Sun Valley…

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.Idaho legislature to make another go at "Adding the Words."Boise Weekly film critic George Prentice on 2019…

This week in the Idaho Legislature, lawmakers spent time on budgets and human trafficking bills, while LGBTQ supporters came to the capitol to advocate…

After being absent from the capitol rotunda for the past couple of years, Add The Words returned Wednesday.About 100 people crowded the halls at the Idaho…