Montana House to Vote on Punishing Transgender Lawmaker Zooey Zephyr
Republican leadership have silenced the lawmaker after she stood up for gender-affirming health care.
April 26, 2023
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Republican leadership have silenced the lawmaker after she stood up for gender-affirming health care.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr made the comment as legislators debated amendments to a bill banning gender-affirming care for trans minors.
Zooey Zephyr was also misgendered by some of her GOP colleagues after comments she made against a bill restricting gender-affirming care.
Republicans in Montana are attracting the same scrutiny that Tennessee GOP lawmakers over protests in the Tennessee capitol.
House Bill 156 would define gender-affirming care to be "not in the best interest" of youth in the state. The bill affects guardianships, custody fights, and child protective services.
Representative-elect McBride stated in response to the question on trans people and Democratic losses, "The party that was focused on culture wars and trans people was the Republican Party."
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