US EditionMontana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr barred from 2023 session by House Republicans
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Montana Republicans prevented transgender legislator Zooey Sephyr from speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives, citing the rules of “decorum,” after she reprimanded those who support banning gender-affirming care for children and protested their attempts to silence her. The sanction marks the first time in nearly half a century that Montana legislators have used such a disciplinary measure against one of them. The sanction crowns a…
Montana Legislature Votes To Remove Trans Lawmaker From House Floor For Rest Of 2023
Montana Legislature Votes To Remove Trans Lawmaker From House Floor For Rest Of 2023 After a series of activist disruptions and bizarre rants, trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, who was initially censured, is now banned from the floor of the Montana State Legislature for the rest of 2023. Zephyr (a biological male identifying as a trans bisexual woman), is a representative from District 100 of Montana centered in Missoula. Being one of the few distr…
Montana Republicans Block Trans Democrat Rep From House Floor
The Democratic nominee is prohibited from sitting in the Montana Legislature after a vote to do so by all House Republicans. A decision in line with anti-LGBT+ bills brought by the right.
Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floor
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, walks out of the Montana House of Representatives after lawmakers voted to ban her from the chamber on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in the State Capitol in Helena, Montana. Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her. | Thom Bridge, Independent Reco…
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