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BOISE FINDS LOOPHOLE TO KEEP CITY FABULOUS: When Idaho lawmakers banned Pride flags at government buildings, Boise City Hall put on their ally hats and got creative. One week after taking down its Pride flags to comply with state law, the city put up a massive rainbow-striped banner reading “Creating a city for everyone” and wrapped its flagpoles in Pride colors. “The law pertained to flags and we are in full compliance with the law,” said Mayor Lauren McLean. Period.  

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN’S CATHRYN OAKLEY EXPLAINS THE SUPREME COURT RULING ON SO-CALLED “CONVERSION THERAPY”: On HRC’s new Substack, Senior Director of Legal Policy Cathryn Oakley outlines the Supreme Court ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, which undermined Colorado’s law that restricted so-called “conversion therapy” practices provided by licensed health care practitioners for youth. In the article, she lays out the impact this decision has for the LGBTQ+ community, what this could mean for other state laws restricting these abusive practices, and what this ruling might tell us about other upcoming social-justice related cases awaiting ruling by the Supreme Court. Read the Substack article here. 

SPOTLIGHT STORY

THE CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS CELEBRATES THE YEAR’S STANDOUT LGBTQ+ FILM & TV CREATORS: The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced the honorees for its 3rd Annual Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television, recognizing outstanding achievements across the LGBTQ+ entertainment community. This year’s honorees include Glee and Celebrity Weakest Link host Jane Lynch, who will receive the Groundbreaker Award; Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy will receive the Vanguard Award for his work on Big Mistakes, premiering today on Netflix; Hannah Einbinder will receive the Performance Award for a Comedy Series for her role in Hacks; plus many more. See the full list of honorees here.