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Title: ID House passes bill... to out transgender minors to their parents
Post by: Jessica_Rose on March 12, 2026, 09:23:58 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on March 12, 2026, 09:23:58 PM
Idaho House passes bill to force schools and doctors to out transgender minors to their parents
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/mar/11/idaho-house-passes-bill-to-force-schools-and-docto/
Kyle Pfannenstiel (11 March 2026)
The Idaho House widely passed a bill Wednesday that would require school officials and health professionals to out transgender minors to their parents, or face lawsuits.
House Bill 822 would require schools, health care providers and child care providers to notify parents within three days after the entities receive "any request by the minor student to participate in or facilitate the social transition of the minor student."
That would include: Using a different name than their legal name, including a nickname; using pronouns or titles that do not align with their sex assigned at birth; using restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, or overnight lodging that are meant to be used by another sex; and playing on a sports team of another sex.
Entities would be banned from assisting a minor's social transition efforts without written consent from their parent.
The attorney general could seek up to $100,000 in civil fines for entities that violate the bill.
The House passed the bill on a 59-9 near party-line vote. Only one House Republican lawmaker, Rep. Jack Nelsen of Jerome, voted against the bill. All eight Democratic House lawmakers who were present voted against the bill.
Major medical groups say gender-affirming care is medically necessary and safe. Some European nations are tightening standards for gender affirming-care.
The bill now heads to the Senate. To become law, Idaho bills must pass the House and Senate, and avoid the governor's veto.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/mar/11/idaho-house-passes-bill-to-force-schools-and-docto/
Kyle Pfannenstiel (11 March 2026)
The Idaho House widely passed a bill Wednesday that would require school officials and health professionals to out transgender minors to their parents, or face lawsuits.
House Bill 822 would require schools, health care providers and child care providers to notify parents within three days after the entities receive "any request by the minor student to participate in or facilitate the social transition of the minor student."
That would include: Using a different name than their legal name, including a nickname; using pronouns or titles that do not align with their sex assigned at birth; using restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, or overnight lodging that are meant to be used by another sex; and playing on a sports team of another sex.
Entities would be banned from assisting a minor's social transition efforts without written consent from their parent.
The attorney general could seek up to $100,000 in civil fines for entities that violate the bill.
The House passed the bill on a 59-9 near party-line vote. Only one House Republican lawmaker, Rep. Jack Nelsen of Jerome, voted against the bill. All eight Democratic House lawmakers who were present voted against the bill.
Major medical groups say gender-affirming care is medically necessary and safe. Some European nations are tightening standards for gender affirming-care.
The bill now heads to the Senate. To become law, Idaho bills must pass the House and Senate, and avoid the governor's veto.
Title: Re: ID House passes bill... to out transgender minors to their parents
Post by: Lori Dee on March 12, 2026, 09:54:33 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on March 12, 2026, 09:54:33 PM
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on March 12, 2026, 09:23:58 PMUsing a different name than their legal name, including a nickname;
My father and every one of his siblings (that is, 8 children) use a nickname instead of their legal name. And they always have since childhood. This goes far beyond transgender kids and affects every child.
I wonder how many people in that legislature use a nickname instead of their legal name.