Yesterday, the Attorney General confirmed that a sign declaring that Black, brown, and white kids are all welcome in Idaho’s schools violates Idaho law.
This year, Idaho legislators tackled a vexing problem. Some places in the state were flying the rainbow flag, the symbol of gay pride! Determined to ensure that visitors to The Handmaid State didn’t confuse Idaho as a place that would be welcoming of LGBT people, they passed House Bill 96, which only allows the American flag, the Idaho (or other states’) flag, the city flag, and military flags to be displayed by any government entity.