(CBN News) California Attorney General Xavier Becerra this week added Idaho to a list of 11 other states where state-funded travel isn’t allowed because he determined that they violate a California law intended to guard against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Becerra said two new Idaho laws that he said allow discrimination against transgender people. One repeals protections enabling transgender students to compete on athletic teams consistent with their gender identity; the second bars amending birth certificates so they are consistent with the person’s gender identity.
As CBN News reported, in March, Idaho approved House Bill 500 (HB500) Fairness in Women’s Sports Act – a law that restricts biological males from competing in women’s sports, the first state law to do so.