Trans journalist declares Idaho a “Do Not Travel” state for trans people...

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Trans journalist declares Idaho a "Do Not Travel" state for trans people due to harsh bathroom ban

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/trans-journalist-declares-idaho-a-do-not-travel-state-for-trans-people-due-to-harsh-bathroom-ban/ 🔗

Molly Sprayregen (18 July 2026)

Trans journalist and activist Erin Reed updated her Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map, adding Idaho to the list of "Do Not Travel" states for trans people.

Idaho is the fourth state to join this list, which also includes Florida, Texas, and Kansas. Reed also recategorized South Carolina as a high-risk state because its bathroom ban was expanded to colleges and universities.

The states on the Do Not Travel list all have strict bathroom bans in place, in addition to other laws that make it difficult for trans people to exist freely.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) signed what advocates have called "the most extreme anti-transgender bathroom ban in the nation" in March. The law took effect on July 1 and makes it illegal for anyone to "knowingly and willfully" use a sex-segregated restroom that doesn't match the sex they were assigned at birth; it applies to government-owned buildings and places of public accommodation (that is, any space or business open to the general public).

A first offense is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison, a second offense within five years is a felony punishable with up to five years in prison, and a fourth offense triggers the state's persistent violator statute and, thus, punishments up to life in prison. The state's count of offenses will include any prior convictions for violating other states' anti-trans restroom laws; as such, an offender could face enhanced penalties in Idaho if they violated a similar law elsewhere.

[Finally Anna]

Prison, not to mention a lifetime in prison, for using a bathroom? ??
I'm out of words.

[Laura Squirrel]

Prison, not to mention a lifetime in prison, for using a bathroom? ??
I'm out of words.

You and me, girl.

I....I....I hate this timeline. If this hits Indiana, I'm done. I have a bladder the size of a pea, I'm a diabetic, and I am CONVINCED that my bladder has ears. Anyone mentions water, or needing to urinate around me, my bladder says: "Let's go!" It's actually the primary reason why I don't go walking around town like I did in the past. When I did, I had to stay within a few blocks' radius of the downtown area. There are 4 spots to use the restroom without being required to buy something.

This whole thing is so ridiculous.

[Finally Anna]

This whole thing is so ridiculous.

It's about making statements and headlines that speak to the voters they want to reach. Rhetoric via legislation.

[Laura Squirrel]

It's about making statements and headlines that speak to the voters they want to reach. Rhetoric via legislation.

Yeah. But I really don't appreciate the fact that my life is being used as a wedge issue for low-information voters.

[Lori Dee ✅]

low-information voters.

You misspelled IQ.
🤣

Me on Death Row.

Mass Murderer: What are you in for?
Me: I peed in the wrong restroom. TEN times!

[Laura Squirrel]

You misspelled IQ.
🤣

Me on Death Row.

Mass Murderer: What are you in for?
Me: I peed in the wrong restroom. TEN times!

LOL Well, I'm trying to restrain my language here, ya know what I mean, jellybean? Do ya understand, rubber band? 😄