BOISE (Boise State Public Radio News) — An influential Christian nationalist lobbying group in Idaho said it did not defame a north Idaho drag queen by saying he exposed his genitalia during a performance in Coeur d’Alene in 2022.

Attorneys for both sides asked an Ada County Judge late Wednesday afternoon to rule himself whether the Idaho Family Policy Center should be held liable for its statements.

That drag performer, Eric Posey, sued the group last year after its president and another staff member made the accusations in a newsletter and on a podcast appearance.

The Coeur d’Alene city prosecutor’s office said in a statement shortly after the performance that unedited video evidence showed no public exposure, and it declined to press charges.

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