Republicans in Idaho have challenged marriage equality. Should we be concerned?
Idaho House lawmakers are calling on the US Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 2015 decision to legalise same-sex marriage across all states.
Will they succeed? Since Trump’s reelection in November – which saw a 700% increase in LGBTQIA+ youth crisis calls – anti-LGBTQIA+ voices in government and everyday life have been emboldened.
In the days since assuming office, Trump has signed a number of executive orders taking aim at DEI, as well as targeting the trans community: banning them from the military, removing ‘X’ gender markers and barring their access to single-sex spaces which correspond with their gender.
While Trump hasn’t yet tabled marriage equality as a topic for discussion – and, in fact, has recently appointed the gay, married billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary – Republican lawmakers in Idaho are taking aim.
