This story originally published in Idaho Education News on July 28.

Two transgender persons filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging a 2025 Idaho law restricting the use of gender-specific campus facilities.

The lawsuit centers on House Bill 264 , which requires colleges and universities to designate restrooms, changing rooms and dormitories “for the exclusive use by either females or males.”

The plaintiffs are a transgender student at Boise State University who identifies as male, and a transgender person who spends significant time on the University of Idaho campus and identifies as female. Their lawsuit specifically challenges the restroom restrictions.

They say the two campuses have only a small number of restrooms that are open to all users, regardless of sex. They say

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