Idaho bill to ban local protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination heads to House

[RandySF]

An Idaho House committee on Monday advanced a bill that would block local policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

House Bill 557 would prevent local governments in Idaho from having or enforcing antidiscrimination policies that go beyond state law.

Rep. Bruce Skaug, a Nampa Republican, is sponsoring the bill, which was written by the Idaho Family Policy Center, a conservative Christian lobbying group.


https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/02/idaho-bill-to-ban-local-protections-against-lgbtq-discrimination-heads-to-house/

[sakabatou]

1. Idaho GOP: We want to be able to discriminate minorities.

[EnergizedLib]

2. Evil

[Initech]

3. Can't we just ban psychotic republicans from holding office ever again?

[Bettie]

4. So, are they testing this in Idaho

with LGBT+ and once they get it passed, they will use it as a template to discriminate based on gender and race? Then, they can use it to overturn, on a national level, all laws regarding civil rights?

One more point: what the fuck is wrong with these people? Did their mothers not love them? Are they so insecure that they can't stand to see anyone else have any rights? Are they just stupid?

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Oh Bruce... you old fucker... you know you've diddled around... And he's also the death by firing squad advocate

[Solly Mack]

6. Assholes

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Those are justiciable issues

Better not run afoul of the Fair Housing Act and Bostock V Clayton County.