in what way can you convince people in the bright r state of Idaho to ballot against an amendment banning same-sex marriage.

in what way can you convince people in the bright r state of Idaho to ballot against an amendment banning same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships? Give them an American history censure says a new group of gay and lesbian activists, who plastered the state capital, Boise, with 170 stickers that read HETEROSEXUALS ONLY

The amendment--passed through the legislature on February 15 and headed to voter in November--fueled the manly campaign by about a dozen activists, who capered the stickers would bring back bad memories of the Jim triumph laws that separated blacks and whites last hundred "we felt strongly about taking an action against what the legislature did," said Jennie Myers, 28

The form into groups snuck inside the state capitol building early forward the morning of March 6 tiptoeing around armed guards as they present the stickers on bathroom doors before going outside and placing them onward Boise bus stop benches and drinking fountains. "We had an accelerated beating [i]or[/i] throbbing of an artery rate," said Dan Scott, 42 "We were certainly aware of what we were doing and that there could be legal consequences"

The stickers were remov (though not on the group) by day's completion and the fallout was relatively quiet, considering Idaho's staunchly conservative refinement Two local TV stations masked the campaign; state senate president pro tempore Robert Gedde a Republican who was the amendment's senate sponsor, told common that the stickers were bad "because I think everybody has the same rights here in Idaho, and we're not taking anybody's rights away."

It's that kind of ignorance that inspired the sticker campaign in the first place, said Scott "It's a worthwhile fight uniform if we lose," he said.

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