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Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people
Read full article: Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender peopleMontana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr and legislative researcher Erin Reed have emerged as a power couple spreading hope to fellow transgender people.
Judge rejects Zooey Zephyr bid to return to Montana House
Read full article: Judge rejects Zooey Zephyr bid to return to Montana HouseRep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care for kids, cannot return to the statehouse House floor and participate in debate, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses
Read full article: Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucusesThe banishment of transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from Montana’s House floor has showcased the rising power of hard-line conservatives who are leveraging divisive social issues to gain political influence.
GOP uses state capitol protests to redefine 'insurrection'
Read full article: GOP uses state capitol protests to redefine 'insurrection'The silencing of a transgender lawmaker in Montana marks the third time in five weeks that Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections.
'Blood on your hands': Montana lawmaker's words not unusual
Read full article: 'Blood on your hands': Montana lawmaker's words not unusualMontana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr is starting legislative exile in Montana over a standoff that began when she told her colleagues they would have “blood” on their hands if they voted to support a ban on gender-affirming care.
Montana trans lawmaker fights on during 1st day of exile
Read full article: Montana trans lawmaker fights on during 1st day of exileMontana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr began her first day in legislative exile with renewed confidence that Republican lawmakers’ unprecedented vote to silence her has only amplified her message.
Montana transgender lawmaker faces censure or expulsion
Read full article: Montana transgender lawmaker faces censure or expulsionMontana Republican leaders will vote on censuring or expelling a transgender state lawmaker who has been silenced on the state House floor for comments against a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for children.
Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floor
Read full article: Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floorMontana Republican leaders have voted to bar a transgender state lawmaker from the House floor in retaliation for rebuking colleagues – and then participating in protests – after they voted to ban gender-affirming care for children.
Montana transgender lawmaker silenced again, backers protest
Read full article: Montana transgender lawmaker silenced again, backers protestRepublican legislative leaders in Montana persisted in forbidding Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in debate for a second week and her supporters brought the House session to a halt Monday — chanting “Let her speak!”.
Silenced transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr: What to know
Read full article: Silenced transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr: What to knowThe latest instance of one party deciding who can be heard during legislative debate has ended for now after a judge denied a transgender lawmaker's bid to return to the Montana House floor.