Rep. Zooey Zephyr joined others Monday in protesting House Speaker Rep. Matt Regier's decision not to let Zephyr speak on the floor.
The Montana House is set to consider possible disciplinary action Wednesday against one of its members after a disruptive protest Monday in the chamber.
"To maintain decorum and ensure safety, the galleries in the House will be closed," the statement continued. Zephyr, a transgender woman, has not been allowed to speak on the floor since last week. Republicans objected after she said lawmakers who voted for Senate Bill 99 — a ban on gender-affirming medical procedures for transgender youth — should be ashamed and would have"blood on your hands."Since then, Regier, R-Kalispell, has said he has concerns Zephyr wouldn't maintain decorum if he called on her, and he has refused to recognize her on the floor.
"The Republicans are doubling down on their agenda of running roughshod over Montanans' rights — to free expression, to peaceful protest, to equal justice under the law," she said."Montana Democrats will hold them accountable for every step they take in escalating their anti-democratic agenda."
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