NEW: Montana Republicans vote to bar the state's first trans legislator from the House chamber for the rest of the legislative session.
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Silencing of trans Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr continues over protestsMontana Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who is transgender, hasn’t been allowed to speak on the statehouse floor since Thursday because she told her Republican colleagues they would have “blood on their hands” if they banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
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7 Protesters Arrested as Republicans Continue to Muzzle Trans Montana LawmakerMontana’s first openly transgender legislator had just been silenced by her Republican colleagues for the third day in a row as she tried to speak on a bill that would affect trans minors, when her supporters erupted.
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Seven arrested in Montana after protesting silencing of trans lawmakerLaw enforcement officials arrested seven people accused of interrupting proceedings in the Montana Capitol to protest the silencing of state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D), a transgender lawmaker who has not been allowed to speak on the House floor since Thursday.
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7 arrested in protest at Montana's Capitol as trans legislator again blocked on House floorRep. Zooey Zephyr, a Montana Democrat, was first stopped from engaging in debate on the House floor last week.
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After rally for trans lawmaker, Montana House cancels sessionRep. Zooey Zephyr said she does not intend to apologize and argued that her “blood on your hands” remark accurately reflected the stakes of such bans for transgender kids.
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Trans Montana representative silenced by GOP colleagues for three daysMontana Republicans have refused to let a transgender lawmaker speak on bills restricting transgender rights for the past three days. This comes after the lawmaker objected to a bill that would restrict transition-related care in the state.
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