Transgender

On last March's Trans Visibility Day, Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill that criminalizes trans people for using public restrooms not aligned with their birth sex. For some, that means living in Idaho is simply not tenable anymore.

At least nine people protesting inside the statehouse office of Idaho Gov. Brad Little were arrested Wednesday and charged with misdemeanor trespassing.

Boise’s Trans Pride gathering took place on the Idaho Capitol steps hours before Little signed a bill that targets trans people for using their preferred bathroom.

A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from Republican lawmakers in recent years.

Some Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting the measure, which would have restricted bathroom access. Rep. Zooey Zephyr, Montana's first openly transgender legislator, won a second term last month.

Two Boise State volleyball players are among a dozen current or former players and an assistant coach from mountain west schools suing the conference and San Jose State university for allowing a transgender athlete to play for the Spartans.

Boise State University's women's volleyball team will forfeit a game with San José University, which has a transgender player.

Researchers with the Trevor Project analyzed data from 61,000 transgender and nonbinary young people. They found that after states passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, young people in those states were more like to attempt suicide.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.