Montana GOP bars transgender lawmaker from 2023 session
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Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her.
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HELENA, Montana (AP) — Montana Republican leaders will vote Wednesday on censuring or expelling lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, a transgender state representative who’s been silenced on the state House floor since last week after telling colleagues they would “have blood on their hands” over their votes to b…
The Montana House of Representatives will hold a vote on Wednesday to decide whether or not to censure or expel Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who is transgender, after protests broke out this week in support of Zephyr.
The Democrat has not been allowed to speak on the state House floor since she declared that legislators who voted in favor of a ban on gender-affirming care would have "blood on your hands."
Montana's Republican-dominated House voted Wednesday to ban Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who had said GOP lawmakers would have "blood" on their hands for passing bills restricting transgender rights and rallied protesters Monday after Speaker Matt Regier blocked her from being recognized to speak, from the Ho…
Montana Republicans barred transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from the House floor on Wednesday, punishing her over ''decorum'' rules after she rebuked colleagues who advanced a ban on gender-affirming care for children and protested their efforts to silence her.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr will still be allowed to vote remotely after all Republicans in the Montana House voted to ban the Democratic transgender lawmaker from the chamber.
The GOP-led House in Montana will vote Wednesday on a transgender lawmaker's conduct during a protest that erupted over the Republican Speaker's refusal to allow her to speak during several proceedings this week.
Republicans in the Montana House have voted to formally punish Democratic state Rep. Zephyr by banning her from attending or speaking during floor sessions. She will be allowed to vote remotely.
Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her.
Zephyr is barred from participating on the House floor for the remainder of the 2023 session but will be allowed to vote electronically in future votes.
Zooey Zephyr refused to apologize for telling them last week that they would “see the blood on your hands” over votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for children.
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