Members of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Friday regarding a bill that would essentially ban transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity.

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Lawmakers hear first anti-trans bill of the 2025 legislative session

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It took the Montana Legislature less than one week to consider its first bill of the session that targets transgender people.

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Legislators hear first anti-trans bill of 2025 legislative session

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Legislature hears first anti-trans bill of 2025 session

Montana looks set to be the first state this year to hold an anti-trans state legislative meeting, with a bill to restrict trans people’s use of single-sex spaces in publicly owned venues. House Bill 121 was introduced by Republican Kerri Seekins-Crowe, who once said she would rather see her child take their own life than be trans. It seeks to make access to “multi-occupancy” spaces such as toilets, changing rooms and sleeping quarters in public…

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Trans people could be sued for using the bathroom under proposed Montana bill

In 2025, the targeting of transgender people in bathrooms has emerged as a top Republican priority. Following the 2024 election, Congresswoman Nancy Mace launched an aggressive hate campaign against the first transgender congresswoman, Sarah McBride. Over several days, Mace posted hundreds of demeaning comments about McBride on social media, demanding that she be banned from using women’s restrooms. Her efforts culminated in Speaker Mike Johnson…

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Adult trans bathroom ban heard in Montana — first anti-trans hearing of 2025

As the Montana Senate prepares for a Monday reboot following an opening week stalled by infighting, House lawmakers are taking first bites at meaty social issues, starting with a transgender bathroom access bill. A Senate stalemate over committee assignments, triggered in the first 15 minutes of the session’s opening day, continued to pause hearings on bills through Friday. Thirty-three hearings were on the calendar for week two, however, includ…

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Montana House hears trans bathroom bill as Senate stalls out

Erin in the Morning Substack, the measure, introduced by State Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R-Billings), would prohibit transgender people from entering multi-occupancy bathrooms designated for a specific sex that does not align with an individual’s assigned sex at birth.The ban would apply to all “public buildings,” which is defined as any facility owned or leased by a public agency. It would encompass bathrooms in government buildings, public col…

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Montana Proposes Trans Bathroom Ban in Public Spaces

In a hearing Friday over House Bill 121, another bill to define sex and regulate bathroom use, Viridian Miller said the legislation will make public spaces even more dangerous for people who are transgender.

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Montana lawmakers hear bill to define sex, restrict bathroom use

Viridian Miller is a transgender woman and has characteristics considered both traditionally male and female. She has a low voice, an affinity for teal nail polish, and she likes it

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GOP-sponsored bill would ban transgender individuals from multi-occupancy facilities that do not match their assigned sex at birth.

Montana Considers Legislation on Adult Transgender Bathroom Use in 2025

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