In Idaho, more than 40 LGBT activists were arrested after blocking the entrance to the Idaho State Senate. Wearing T-shirts that said, “Add the 4 Words, Idaho,” the protesters called for lawmakers to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to a law banning other forms of discrimination. The law currently does not define anti-LGBT violence as a hate crime. There is no state law in Idaho –- or at the federal level -– to prevent people from being fired or denied housing because of their sexuality. Among those arrested Monday was former Democratic Idaho State Senator Nicole LeFavour.

Nicole LeFavour: “We’re not leaving until lawmakers return to their committee rooms and begin the work of passing a bill to add the words and finally say in law that cruelty to gay and transgender people is wrong. If they don’t, they might as well be saying it’s fine. And too many people are being hurt. It’s time they finally do something.”

In order to remove former State Senator Nicole LeFavour from the chamber, the Idaho State Senate voted to suspend its rules allowing former lawmakers access to the floor.