Montana GOP Censors Trans Lawmaker for Condemning Anti-Trans Bill Too Harshly
Channel: The Humanist Report
Date: 2023-04-25

Montana's Republican Party is accusing their states first and only openly transgender lawmaker, Zooey Zephyr, of breaching decorum by denouncing a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth too harshly. She bluntly told Republican lawmakers their legislation would kill trans kids, and the Montana Freedom Caucus responded by calling for her "immediate censure." Additionally, Republican House Speaker Matt Regier is refusing to let her comment on any bills for the remainder of the year's legislative session until she agrees to apologize for offending them.

Sources:
Vice News: https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3wdjw/montana-republicans-prevent-trans-lawmaker-from-speaking?utm_source=reddit.com
AP News: https://apnews.com/article/transgender-health-care-ban-montana-8157396edb2d36b05de2069e50deb427
ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights

Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Saves Lives (Study): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2789423

Watch Zooey's Full Interview with Jake Tapper: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/04/21/montana-transgender-children-health-bill-zooey-zephyr-sot-lead-vpx.cnn

Watch Zooey's Speech About Gender-Affirming Care: https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1649431568673284100

Chapters:
0:00 Zooey Zephyr Condemns Ban on Trans Healthcare
0:52 Montana Poised to Ban Gender-Affirming Care
1:49 Zephyr was Silenced by Montana's GOP
3:54 This is a Genocide
5:06 Zephyr Fights Back
5:50 Zooey Zephyr's CNN Interview
8:53 Closing Thoughts
10:41 Outro

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