Add the Words Trailer – Looking at the changes for gay people in a conservative US state

Add the Words recently screened at the Outfest LGBT film festival in LA. However if you’re elsewhere in the US, you don’t been to be at the fest to watch it, as thanks to a team-up between Outfest and DirectTV as selection of film, including Add The Words is streaming for free.

However if you’re outside the US or in American and want to know whether it’s worth a watch, take a look at the trailer below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Since 2006 the LGBT community and human rights supporters have asked Idaho lawmakers to add the words sexual orientation and gender identity to the Idaho Human Rights Act. It is still lawful in this state to fire someone or refuse services or housing because of how they identify.

‘For 8 years Nicole LaFavor, Idaho’s first openly Gay Legislator, was told, “we can’t this year because of the political climate. But behave, and we will get to it next year.”

‘Eight years later, supporters of Add The Words are no longer BEHAVING!

‘With their left hands covering their mouths to symbolize how the Idaho legislators have worked to silence them. They have begun an effective civil disobedience campaign.

‘This documentary is their story.’

If you’re in the US, download the app on Google Play or iTunes, or visit OutfestOnline.com to watch Add The Words and the other LGBT-themed films that are streaming.