BREAKING: Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr says she will face a disciplinary vote in the state House on Wednesday.
"I think what we're seeing is that when marginalized communities, communities who are impacted the most by legislation, rise up and speak to the harm, whether it's me speaking on trans issues, whether it's young Black men speaking on gun violence. Those folks in power, particularly on the far right, do not want to be held accountable for the real harm that these bills bring."
Republican state House Speaker Matt Regier has since refused to allow Zephyr to speak unless she apologizes for her comments, which Zephyr indicated Tuesday she would not do.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Montana House cancels session after rally for trans lawmaker Rep. Zooey ZephyrMontana’s House speaker canceled a Tuesday floor session a day after seven protesters were arrested for disrupting proceedings with demands that Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a transgender Democrat silenced by lawmakers for comments against a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care, be allowed to speak.
Read more »
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.
Read more »
Standoff endures over Montana transgender Democrat's remarksA standoff has endured over whether Montana Republicans will let a transgender Democrat in the state House participate in proceedings. Protests and arrests have galvanized those demanding Rep. Zooey Zephyr be allowed to speak and others saying her actions constitute an unprecedented attack on civil discourse. The Montana Freedom Caucus re-upped their demands of legislative leaders to discipline Zephyr after protesters chanting on her behalf interrupted proceedings in the Statehouse on Monday. The standoff continues to boil and will likely take on expanded significance in the nationwide debate over the role of protest in democracy.
Read more »
Montana protesters supporting transgender lawmaker arrestedSeven protesters were arrested at the Montana Capitol while rallying for Representative Zooey Zephyr, who has not been allowed to speak on the House floor.
Read more »
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.
Read more »
‘Let Her Speak!’: Trans Montana Lawmaker Stands Firm In DisputeMontana Republicans want to silence Rep. Zooey Zephyr after she said they would have “blood on their hands” if they banned gender-affirming medical care.
Read more »