Idaho solicitor general suggests non-consensual DNA testing for enforcement of bigoted bathroom law

> As a federal judge considers whether to temporarily block Idaho’s new transgender bathroom ban law that will apply to private businesses, attorneys delved into how law enforcement would enforce the law at a court hearing Friday. > ... > “Boise once touted itself as kind of being a place of personal freedom and being able to live like how you want, without government overreach,” Fable said. “And now … here I am leaving the state exactly because they were doing the opposite.” > ... > A 2025 study by the UCLA’s School of Law’s Williams Institute found there was no evidence that people face more harm if transgender people are allowed to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity. But when trans people are refused access to facilities that align with their gender, the study found that trans people report verbal harassment and physical assault. > ... > Zarian, the Idaho solicitor general, suggested to the judge that enforcement of the law would be easy “because there is DNA... > > Click to expand... Read more