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Zephyr tells The Advocate about Republicans' Capitol Hill bathroom ban, the state of trans rights, and a new documentary about her censure, Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr.
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.”
The embattled member wrongly suggested a high school “tomboy” was trans, which led to a number of hate-filled posts directed at the student.
Same-sex marriage "goes against the values and principles of the Republican Party," read the statement slamming Rep. Denver Riggleman.
Warren Hurst, who said it's "ugly" that a "queer" is running for president, has also drawn a response from the target of his ire.
House Republicans claim Turner was harboring a fugitive when a protester took shelter in the lawmaker's office.
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was the only Texas Republican to support the Respect for Marriage Act.
He defended himself saying it’s his First Amendment right to “wake up against woke.”
Censure doesn’t remove a member of Congress from office, but it stays on the member’s permanent record.
Texas Republicans say U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales has been a "poor representative" of the party.
Delegates to the state Republican convention also objected to his vote for a gun control bill.
The lawmaker is joined by the ACLU of Montana in seeking her reinstatement to the building.
