“These bills are as cruel as they are unconstitutional,” Rep. Zooey Zephyr said. “And I have no doubt that they will go down in court"
“The governor loves his family & values their perspectives. Our office will not discuss private conversations”
Zephyr has been prohibited from debating an anti-trans bill for those under 18 who wish to transition, even with parental consent
"They say they want an apology, but what they really want is silence as they take away the rights of trans and queer Montanans”
HB 303, which allows medical providers to decline services based on moral or religious beliefs, cleared a key House vote Monday
“Throughout this whole process, DPHHS has shown clear disdain for the courts, the will of the people, and especially transgender Montanans"
DPHHS Director Charlie Brereton says new restriction on changing listed sex will remain in effect, despite a rebuke from a Billings judge
"Forcing anyone to carry documents that contradict their identity is unconstitutional and marks transgender people for further mistreatment"
The rule puts Montana among the strictest states in the U.S. effectively bars trans people from changing the sex on their birth certificates
The State is willfully refusing to comply & in doing so is showing their true colors- these regulations are about harming trans Montanans