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New Idaho Laws Target Transgender Residents
NPR
July 4, 2020
7:58 AM ET
Two new laws went into effect in Idaho this week that target transgender residents. The enactment comes on the heels of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision in June, which greatly expanded LGBTQ rights.
One of the laws bans transgender people from changing the sex on their birth certificates while the other bars transgender girls and women from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
"We are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist," said Chris Mosier, the first transgender person to qualify for an Olympic trial. "We are not seeing widespread domination by transgender women and girls."
Earlier this year, as the bills came before Idaho's legislature, protesters rallied outside the state capitol in Boise in an effort to uphold transgender rights. Mosier was at that rally in March, urging Idaho lawmakers to reject the bills.
"This is not just about transgender athletes. This is the gateway to creating more discrimination, more discriminative policies against trans people," he said.
Big businesses in Idaho spoke out, too. Tech giants HP and Micron, as well as Clif Bar and the yogurt maker Chobani sent a letter to state legislators saying the proposals would hurt their recruitment efforts.
One of the laws bans transgender people from changing the sex on their birth certificates while the other bars transgender girls and women from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
"We are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist," said Chris Mosier, the first transgender person to qualify for an Olympic trial. "We are not seeing widespread domination by transgender women and girls."
Earlier this year, as the bills came before Idaho's legislature, protesters rallied outside the state capitol in Boise in an effort to uphold transgender rights. Mosier was at that rally in March, urging Idaho lawmakers to reject the bills.
"This is not just about transgender athletes. This is the gateway to creating more discrimination, more discriminative policies against trans people," he said.
Big businesses in Idaho spoke out, too. Tech giants HP and Micron, as well as Clif Bar and the yogurt maker Chobani sent a letter to state legislators saying the proposals would hurt their recruitment efforts.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/04/886316168/new-idaho-laws-target-transgender-residents?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=newsvia
Good to see some big businesses stepping up to the plate to fight this disgraceful bullying.
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