- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Ambiguous
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Public Opinion
Recent surveys in Idaho have revealed a mixed response towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.
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History
Same-sex marriage in Idaho is legal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Idaho is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
No law currently censors LGBT topics in Idaho.
However, the State has tried in March 2022 to pass a bill that would make librarians criminally liable if kids access LGBT books. While the bill overwhelmingly passed in house, it was blocked by the Idaho senate.
However, the State has tried in March 2022 to pass a bill that would make librarians criminally liable if kids access LGBT books. While the bill overwhelmingly passed in house, it was blocked by the Idaho senate.
Right to change legal gender in Idaho is legal, no restrictions.
A new law will be going into effect in 2 months.
Going into effect Jul 1, 2024
Illegal
Gender Affirming Care will no longer be accessible in the state of Idaho unless seeking outside of Idaho. This law bans right to change gender, as well as birth markers on any legal documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Idaho is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Mar 25, 2019
Ambiguous
Not currently available for birth certificates, but initially available for driver's licenses and state IDs.
LGBT discrimination in Idaho is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination exist based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
LGBT employment discrimination in Idaho is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Protected federally under a Supreme Court ruling.
LGBT housing discrimination in Idaho is no protections.
Current status
No protections
This state does not provide any legal protections from discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Same-sex adoption in Idaho is legal.
Current status
Legal
Pursuant Idaho §16-1501, any adult may may petition for adoption. Though it's not expressly permitted by any case law or statute, same-sex, second-parent adoption is theoretically legal as no laws prohibit it.
Serving openly in military in Idaho is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 20, 2011
Legal
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
Blood donations by MSMs in Idaho is legal.
Current status
Since May 11, 2023
Legal
The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
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