Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr returned to work — but was forced to sit in the hallway — one day after Republicans banned the transgender legislator from entering the legislative chamber as punishment for a protest.
from entering the legislative chamber as punishment for a protest.
Zephyr posted a photo to Twitter of her sitting outside the chamber with a laptop and notepads working remotely. The Montana Legislature voted Wednesday along party lines to discipline Zephyr for raising her microphone to a crowd of protesters supporting her efforts against anti-trans legislation., House Speaker Matt Regier told Zephyr she should be sitting in the Democratic offices around the corner.
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