Protesting has begun in Idaho over the draconian anti-trans laws that seek to criminalize our very existence!
More protests over Idaho’s new bathroom law lead to more arrests
Idaho Statesman
By Shannon Tyler
April 4, 2026Six people were arrested on trespassing charges Friday afternoon at the Idaho State Capitol while protesting the state’s newly signed bathroom law. Idaho State Police confirmed that law enforcement responded to a report of a disturbance inside the building Friday afternoon. Shortly thereafter, troopers arrested six of the 12 people demonstrating against House Bill 752, which criminalizes people using public toilets that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth.
This is the second protest over the law in the Capitol that has ended in arrests. On Wednesday, nine people taking part in a sit-in protest inside Gov. Brad Little’s office were arrested when they refused Idaho State Police requests to leave the Capitol after public business hours.
[...]According to a recent news release from ISP, the demonstrators were using whistles and bullhorns, then gathered in a bathroom. ISP states that troopers gave several warnings, and the group refused to leave when instructed.]
I can think of other powerful ways to protest, taking a cue from the Civil Rights lunch counter sit-ins. We could send one trans woman at a time to be arrested, forcing the state to tie up its resources and assign officers to a literal "bathroom police" force.
Furthermore, we need our trans brothers to do the same. Imagine the irony of a trans man—who the state insists is "female"—being arrested for using the women’s bathroom. If they get arrested, we sue for false arrest and highlight the utter absurdity of these laws.
We also need our gender-nonconforming and masculine-presenting cisgender allies to join us. When they are inevitably swept up in this "gender policing" and arrested, they too can sue for the violation of their rights.
We cannot do this by ourselves. We need our allies to stand with us in the line of fire.
Furthermore, we need our trans brothers to do the same. Imagine the irony of a trans man—who the state insists is "female"—being arrested for using the women’s bathroom. If they get arrested, we sue for false arrest and highlight the utter absurdity of these laws.
We also need our gender-nonconforming and masculine-presenting cisgender allies to join us. When they are inevitably swept up in this "gender policing" and arrested, they too can sue for the violation of their rights.
We cannot do this by ourselves. We need our allies to stand with us in the line of fire.
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This morning, I wrote about how important our allies are and you can read it here.
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