Law 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.
following her impassioned plea to reject the governor’s amendments to a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors.
. Republican lawmakers there later voted to expel two Democratic members of the House, claiming their participation in the protest was an “insurrection” that violated decorum rules. Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr said “this body should be ashamed” April 18 while speaking against a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors.
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