Tell Governor Brad Little to VETO HB 500 & HB 509!

Rather than focusing on the public health crisis at hand, the Idaho legislature has focused its energy on passing two anti-transgender bills!

HB 500, an extremely egregious and invasive bill that, if signed into law, would prohibit transgender youth from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity and violate the privacy of transgender youth by outing them to their peers, teachers or coaches.
HB 509, would circumvent a federal court ruling that requires the state to provide accurate birth certificates to transgender people that reflect their gender identity --this bill attempts to sidestep this ruling.

These bills are not only blatantly discriminatory but a manufactured solution looking for a problem that does not exist in Idaho.

Further, taxpayers should not be forced to pay the cost to defend yet another lawsuit that has already been decided by a federal court. Tell Governor Little to VETO HB 500 & HB 509!

Governor

Brad

Little

Idaho

Dear Governor Little,

As a proud resident of Idaho and a supporter of the Human Rights Campaign, I am writing today to ask you to VETO HB 500 & HB 509 when they reach your desk.

HB 500 would implement a license to discriminate against transgender youth participating in sports that consistent with their gender identity. This bill is not only blatantly discriminatory but moreover, a manufactured solution looking for a problem that does not exist in Idaho.

Sports associations, doctors, and mental health experts on youth agree that transgender children should be allowed to play on sports teams with their peers without fear of discrimination.  This measure would additionally threaten the privacy of transgender children by outing them to their peers, teachers, and coaches.

HB 509 would circumvent a federal court ruling that requires the state to provide accurate birth certificates to transgender people that reflect their gender identity --this bill attempts to sidestep this ruling. This bill is unconstitutional and inevitably will cost me, the taxpayer. And, as taxpayers, we should not be forced to pay the cost to defend yet another lawsuit that has already been decided by a federal court.

Further, transgender children don’t deserve to be political punching bags. I believe discrimination is not a value of Idahoans and any efforts to pass anti-LGBTQ legislation will only cost the state of Idaho its reputation - and taxpayer dollars to fight laws that are clearly unconstitutional and motivated by anti-trans animus. Idaho can’t afford to pay the cost of passing such dangerous legislation when we know what the consequences could be.

Please VETO HB 500 and HB 509. Thank you.

Thank you,
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