Idaho CAN provide
HUMAN RIGHTS for ALL
Thank you for supporting this year's legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to Idaho's human and civil rights laws! No one in Idaho should be harassed at school, fired from a job, denied housing or denied public services for no other reason than that they are gay or because of how they personally express their gender.
Lawmakers especially need to hear from straight business owners, parents, classmates, teachers and friends who will stand up for gay Idahoans this year. Please ask people you know who are business owners, business leaders, education leaders, elected official to sign our business endorsement form.
If you live outside Boise, next year we really need voices from outside the Capitol City to travel and represent communities from all across the state.
To show your support and to be sure you are notified when we need help, please SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION and ask your friends to do the same ... be sure to hit the "submit" button at bottom of the form. Your name will be submitted to lawmakers in support of next year's Human & Civil Rights Bill. Read this year's Legislation and see the impressive list of legislative co-sponsors HERE.
ACTIONS TO TAKE
- PETITION: Sign the ONLINE PETITION, PRINT A PETITION for others to sign, and ask your friends to sign the petition.
- CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS: If you live outside Boise you can have a major impact by writing your district's lawmakers. (Inside all but West Boise, your lawmakers are already supportive). No matter where you live you have one state senator and two state representatives who represent the district you live in. If you live in Boise, please do not contact lawmakers from outside your district except to send thank you notes to co-sponsors and those who vote to introduce the bill. Find out who your lawmakers are and how to contact them here. Tell them it is time to finally end discrimination against gay people in Idaho.
- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No matter where you live, write a Letter to the Editor.
- LEARN MORE: To find out how to answer common concerns, see the Frequently Asked Questions page. The points on this page can help you with your letter to the editor, your contact with your legislator, and discussions with friends, family, and others.
- TESTIFY NEXT JANUARY:
Since none of the swing votes on the committee are from
Boise we need a majority of testimony to come from
outside Boise. We do need people from Boise to come and
fill the hearing room. If you live outside Boise or know someone
who lives outside Boise city limits or has clear connections
outside Boise (Eagle, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell are great too)
you can have a big impact. Please let us know if you can travel
to Boise on fairly short notice in the next month. We will need
people to testify for a weekday morning hearing on adding sexual
orientation and gender identity to Idaho's Human & Civil Rights
Laws. Please email us if you are interested.
We would love to have:
- anyone with a compelling and clear discrimination story
- straight business owners (in Boise is OK)
- couples with children
- parents of LGBT people
- teachers/professors
- school administrators
- your boss
- elected officials -- city or county (in Boise would be OK too)
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SHOW IDAHO YOU CARE:
Download and print your own "Human Rights for ALL: Amend Idaho's Human Rights Act" full size window card or set of smaller window cards for your car.Please consider posting this sign in the window of your home, car or business this year. It is especially helpful in Boise's downtown while the legislature is still in Session.
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KEEP UP TO DATE:
MORE INFORMATION
READ MORE
- What has happened so far? News stories and organizational links
- Frequently Asked Questions
VIDEO
- Watch video of the 2009 bill's presentation to the Senate State Affairs Committee
- Commentary after the committee voted down the bill in 2009
THE BILL
- You can read this year's proposed 2010 legislation and read the older proposed 2008 legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state's civil rights code and to Idaho's Human Rights Act.
