Inside the Statehouse: Governor Brad little signs into law two bills targeting transgender Idahoans

In a move sparking controversy across the country, Idaho Governor Brad little has signed into law two bills targeting transgender people in Idaho.

LITTLE... SIGNINGINTO LAW... TWOCONTROVERSIALTRANSGENDER BILLS.THE MOVE MAKESIDAHO THE FIRSTAMONG STATES WHOINTRODUCED SOMEFORTY SUCH BILLSTHIS YEAR... TOENACT THEM.AND IT COMES WITHTHE THREAT OFLEGAL ACTION FROMTHE A-C-L-U... WHICHHAS PRECEDENT ONITS SIDE.6 ON YOUR SIDE'SMADELINE WHITE HASTRACKED THE BILLSFROM THE VERYBEGINNING... ANDHAS THE LATEST.

.IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKETHERE'S ANY REASONTO BE DOING THIS,THEY'RE PRETTYDISCRIMINATORY."HOUSE BILL 500 ANDHOUSE BILL 509 ARELONGER BILLSTHEY'RE NOW LAW.ON MONDAYGOVERNOR LITTLESIGNED THEMMAKING IT SO FORONE, TRANS GIRLSAND WOMEN ARENOW BANNED FROMBEING ABLE TO PLAYON COLLEGE ORHIGH SCHOOLWOMEN'S SPORTSTEAMS. THE BILLSSPONSOR SAID ITWOULD PROTECTOPPORTUNITIES FORGIRLS AND WOMEN INSPORTS, CALLING ITFAIR.

CATHERINEFLOATE IS A TRANSWOMAN WHO LIVESIN BOISE."IT REALLY JUST KINDOF BUILDS UP THATMESSAGE OF THEBELIEF THAT YOUKNOW WE DON'TMATTER TO OTHERFOLKS, OR THAT WEAREN'T WELCOMEAND IT'S JUST TAKINGTHAT SAME MESSAGEAND JUST SAYING ITNOW THAT'S INSPORTS RATHERTHAN BATHROOMSOR IDENTITYDOCUMENTS."IT ALSO MEANSTRANS PEOPLE WILLBE UNABLE TO TRYTO CHANGE THEGENDER MARKER ONTHEIR BIRTHCERTIFICATECAUSING A BARRAGEOF ISSUES FORPEOPLE WHOIDENTIFY.

ANDPRESENT AS..ANOTHER GENDER."ISSUES WHENPEOPLE TRY TO GOAPPLY FOR A JOB ORGET A DRIVERS'LICENSE, OR YAKNOW IF YOU JUSTHAVE YOUR ID ANDYOU'RE TRYING TOGET INTO A BARYOU'RE USING YOURID TO GET ONTO APLANE RIGHT, ITCREATES ISSUES."THE BIRTHCERTIFICATELEGISLATION GOESAGAINST A FEDERALCOURT RULING THATSAYS IT'SUNCONSTITUTIONALFOR STATES TOSTATES TO BANPEOPLE FROMAPPLYING TOCHANGE THEGENDER MARKER ONTHEIR BIRTHCERTIFICATE.

THEFAMILY POLICYALLIANCE OF IDAHOSAYS COMMENDS HIMFOR THIS SIGNINGTOO- SAYINGIT"ENSURES THEMEDICAL ACCURACYOF STATE RECORDSAND VITALSTATISTICS"AND THEY HAD THISTO SAY ABOUT THESPORTS BAN BILL.THEIDAHO ATTORNEYGENERAL'S OFFICESAID IT COULD COST$1 MILLION IF THESTATE HAD TODEFEND THE BIRTHCERTIFICATE BANAND LOST.CATHERINE SAYS SHEFEELS THERE AREBIGGER FISH TO FRYRIGHT NOW."ESPECIALLY NOWWITH THIS COVIDCRISIS GOING ON."MADELINE WHITE.

6ON YOUR SIDE.WE REACHED OUTTHE GOVERNOR'SOFFICE... BUT THEYDID NOT RESPOND TOA REQUEST FOR