Transgender Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr Sues Republicans Over Her Censure
The lawmaker is joined by the ACLU of Montana in seeking her reinstatement to the building.
May 1, 2023
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Montana issues rule banning gender marker changes on birth certificates
The new rule mirrors an old rule which was defeated in court.
February 22, 2024
Montana Bill Would Erase Trans People, Threaten Women's Rights
Senate Bill 458 would define gender according to a person's reproductive capacities.
April 8, 2023
Zooey Zephyr won't be barred from women's restroom in Montana capitol after GOP attempt
A measure that would have prohibited the transgender lawmaker from using the women's restroom failed in committee Tuesday, with even several Republicans voting against it.
December 3, 2024
Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr wins reelection, will return to House floor after sanction
Republicans voted to bar Zephyr from speaking on the floor of the state legislature in 2023 after she said that conservatives' ban on gender-affirming care for youth would result in “blood on [their] hands.”
November 6, 2024
Judge Won't Let Rep. Zooey Zephyr Return to Montana House
Lawmakers banished their transgender colleague after she spoke out strongly against a ban on gender-affirming care.
May 2, 2023
Montana's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Challenged in New Lawsuit
"This law represents government overreach on steroids," says Lambda Legal Senior Counsel Peter Renn.
May 9, 2023
Montana Blocks Trans People From Changing Gender on Birth Certificates
The rule comes as LGBTQ+ rights groups sue Montana over another anti-trans rule made earlier this year.
September 13, 2022
Judge Blocks Montana Ban on Birth Certificate Gender Changes
Judge Michael Moses said his earlier order to revert to a simple process to change the gender marker was "clear as a bell."
September 15, 2022
Montana Will Defy Judge Over Gender Changes on Birth Certificates
State officials are rejecting an order issued by a judge Thursday.
September 16, 2022
Montana Sends Drag Ban and LGBTQ+ Erasure Bill to Governor
The Human Rights Campaign is calling on Gov. Greg Gianforte to veto these and other anti-LGBTQ+ measures.
May 5, 2023
Montana Court Dismisses Transgender Legislator Zooey Zephyr’s Lawsuit
State Rep. Zooey Zephyr had sued over being disciplined in the legislature after she called out GOP lawmakers for attacking gender-affirming care.
November 30, 2023
Heckling of Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr in Montana Recalls Past Incidents of Bigotry
After Zephyr was barred from the House chamber, she had to work in the hallway, and some women tried to stop her from even doing that.
May 4, 2023
ACLU Blasts Montana's Delay on Trans Birth Certificate Order
A judge has blocked a law that would have made it harder for trans residents to change the gender on their birth certificates, but the state still hasn't changed the process.
May 23, 2022
Montana Republican's bill would charge parents of trans kids with child abuse
Montana courts overruled a trans health care ban in 2023, but it’s making a comeback.
January 25, 2025
Montana court blocks enforcement of ban on gender marker changes
A state district court granted a preliminary injunction blocking prohibitions on changes on the gender markers on driver's licenses and birth certificates.
December 17, 2024
Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr Says She's 'Thankful' After Judge Blocks Trans Care Ban
It “is unlikely to survive any level of constitutional review,” a state court judge wrote.
September 27, 2023
Marriage Equality Suit Filed in Montana
The suit, filed in federal court today, leaves only the Dakotas as states that ban same-sex marriage but have no pending legal challenges -- and that is expected to change soon.
May 21, 2014
Montana Supreme Court upholds block on gender-affirming care ban
Those who sued to challenge the ban are likely to succeed in proving it violates their privacy rights, the court ruled.
December 11, 2024
