“This is an anti-democratic effort to censor one of their own colleagues for using her voice and platform to represent her constituents"
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”
Representative Zooey Zephyr gave an impassioned speech against an anti-trans gender-affirming care ban. Republicans want to censure her
If it passes, the Montana bill, much like the Tennessee legislation, is likely to be found unconstitutional and immediately enjoined in court
“This defendant is being held accountable for attempting to violently eliminate the entire LGBTQ community in a small Montana town”
HB 303, which allows medical providers to decline services based on moral or religious beliefs, cleared a key House vote Monday
“Political theatre” cooked up by “right wing think tanks that circulate these [anti-LGBTQ] bills to legislators around the country"
While Republicans predicted a “red wave” on Tuesday, the wave they apparently didn’t see coming was a rainbow of LGBTQ+ winners
“Throughout this whole process, DPHHS has shown clear disdain for the courts, the will of the people, and especially transgender Montanans"