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Idaho Politics & Beyond — A MAN in the YMCA women's locker room! By Scott Herndon (11/16/25)
Article: us17.campaign-archive.c…
Scott Herndon Campaign Website (Idaho Senate, District 1): herndonforidaho.com
Herndon writes:
Just when you thought we had victory over the transgender mafia.
On October 15, 2025, Sandpoint Litehouse YMCA lifeguard Jennifer Hook discovered a man in the women's locker room. He was partially dressed in women's clothing.
Ms. Hook secured the safety of other girls and women in the locker room and then reported the offensive incident to YMCA management. That is when the story turned to the more bizarre.
Instead of protecting the privacy, safety and security of women, the YMCA disclosed their official corporate policy that allows men who "identify" as females to use the changing facilities of real women.
Shockingly, still, this is the policy of the regional YMCAs and of YMCAs around the country.
People ask, “didn’t Idaho pass a law to prevent this?” Well, yes and no. Details about the law are below followed by some calls to action if you want to stop this.
Newsletter Summary (Grok ai, edited; image from article):
On October 15, 2025, a lifeguard at the Sandpoint Litehouse YMCA discovered a man partially dressed in women's clothing in the women's locker room. She ensured the safety of other women and girls and reported the incident to management.
What happened next revealed YMCA's policy that allows men identifying as women to use women's facilities.
Now Scott Herndon and the community are calling for ordinance changes, state law amendments, and a Republican resolution condemning the policy.
YMCA's Response and Policy
The Sandpoint YMCA confirmed the incident and policy.
YMCA management policy allows men identifying as females to use women's changing facilities.
Policy applies to regional and national YMCAs.
Community Concerns The policy is linked to a Sandpoint City non-discrimination ordinance from 14 years ago, which prohibits refusing membership or employment based on gender identity but does not explicitly require access to women's facilities.
🔥 Calls to Action
Attend Sandpoint City Council meeting on November 19, 2025, at 5:30 PM at City Hall to comment on proposed changes to City Code 5-2-10 (agenda item 8).
City Council: sandpointidaho.gov/city…
Address & Map: 1123 Lake St, Sandpoint, ID 83864 | maps.app.goo.gl/xckQAZk…
Agenda: tinyurl.com/ms9wdwr3
Submit comments by email to cityclerk@sandpointidaho.gov before the meeting.
Demand clarification that the ordinance does not allow biological males in multi-use female spaces.
Proposed State Law Changes
Herndon is drafting changes to Idaho state law to prohibit men from using women's bathrooms or locker rooms, adding misdemeanor and felony penalties. Current laws on indecent exposure and peeping Tom do not fully address this.
Bonner County Republican Central Committee Resolution
Meeting on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 6:30 PM at Ponderay Events Center.
Address & Map: 401 Bonner Mall Way, Ponderay, ID 83852 | maps.app.goo.gl/HmNjsN3…
Resolution condemns YMCA policy and incident.
Supports city code changes for clarification.
Calls for Idaho legislature to pass criminal statute prohibiting use of facilities inconsistent with biological sex per Idaho Code 73-114.
Resolution to be published on Bonner County Republican Central Committee website (bonnergop.org), as press release, and sent to YMCA, city officials, and state leaders.
Resolution Details
Notes incident on October 15, 2025.
Confirms YMCA policy allowing men identifying as women in women's facilities.
States two biological sexes cannot be altered.
Describes women's feelings of violation.
Notes ordinance does not demand such access.
Calls current Idaho laws insufficient.
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🔥 Another Call to Action — Robby Starbuck Gets Results
Consider contacting Robby Starbuck, who has been immensely successful at publicizing and stopping woke policies. Starbuck might want to (and have the reach to) stop violations of women’s privacy in every YMCA locker room.
Details about Starbuck here:
How to Protest without Landing Your Donkey in Jail: tinyurl.com/59tkcz8k
Look under Protest Suggestions for Starbuck contact and other info: tinyurl.com/3zyb8jwh
Excerpt…
Organize mass opt-out campaigns and boycotts.
For tips on getting corporations … to dump their woke ways, check out Robby Starbuck’s recent efforts at robbystarbuck.com/dei and on X.
🔥 Do you know of an organization that Starbuck should interview about their DEI policies?
Please provide a list of EliminateDEI candidates to Robby Starbuck at EliminateDEI@protonmail.com. Perhaps he will put your list of woke organizations in his NO-DEI cross hairs.
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Background: Law & Disorder — So, Didn’t we Just Pass a “Bathroom Privacy Law in Idaho?
Well, the answer is yes, sort of.
Privacy of women, facilities H0264 (scroll down):
But it may not apply to private businesses. See covered entity (in bold) in the Summary below.
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Summary (Grok ai, edited):
House Bill No. 264 amends Title 67, Idaho Code, to protect women's privacy in specified facilities by requiring sex-segregated multi-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters in covered entities, defining terms, establishing usage rules with exceptions, and providing remedies for violations.
Definitions
"Changing room": Room or area for undress in presence of others, like locker or shower room.
"Correctional facility": State or local facility per section 19-4201A.
"Covered entity": Correctional facility, domestic violence shelter, juvenile correctional center, or state educational institution.
"Domestic violence shelter": State-operated facility providing services to victims and children.
"Female", "Male", "Sex": As defined in section 73-114.
"Juvenile correctional center": State-operated or contracted residential facility for juvenile offenders.
"Multi-occupancy": Space for multiple simultaneous users.
"Restroom": Room with toilets or urinals.
"Sleeping quarters": Room with multiple beds for overnight housing.
"State educational institution": University of Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College, Idaho State University, Boise State University, School for the Deaf and the Blind, and public community colleges under state board of education.
Safety and Privacy in Covered Entities Covered entities must designate multi-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters for exclusive use by females or males. These facilities may only be used by members of the designated sex, and no individual may enter one designated for the opposite sex unless they are a member of that sex.
Covered entities must take reasonable steps to provide privacy from opposite sex in these facilities.
Exceptions for entry into opposite-sex facilities:
Custodial services or maintenance.
Medical assistance.
Law enforcement or supervision of arrestees, detainees, or inmates.
During natural disaster, emergency, or threat to order/safety.
Using single-user facility if only one available.
Using temporarily redesignated facilities for one's biological sex.
Coaching or athletic training during events.
Accompanying/assisting family member, guardian, or designee in need, if designee not member of designated sex.
Section does not prohibit:
Policies for ADA, young children, or elderly.
Establishing single-occupancy or family facilities.
Redesignating multi-occupancy facilities from one sex to opposite.
State educational institutions must provide reasonable accommodation (not including opposite-sex access while opposite sex present) to students/ employees unwilling to use designated facilities upon written request.
Remedies
Individual encountering opposite sex in designated restroom/changing room has private cause of action for declaratory/injunctive relief against covered entity if entity permitted use or failed to prohibit it.
Individual required to share sleeping quarters with opposite sex has private cause of action for declaratory/injunctive relief.
Actions must be initiated within 2 years; prevailing party may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
