The mid-October arrest of a Boise man, accused of assault including the use of his vehicle as a weapon, garnered plenty of media attention. A short time later, he was also accused of burning a Pride flag that had been flying outside a Boise home.

But what was not widely known at the time of the arrest of Matthew Lehigh, was that his first alleged assault was on a transgender woman at her workplace – the Boise Downtown Public Library.

Our Morning Edition host George Prentice sat down with June Meissner to talk about the incident, the support she received from friends and colleagues and her frustration that Idaho law prevents it from being considered a hate crime.