“Trans people exist,” State Rep. Zooey Zephyr of Montana said, as she rebuked a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, adding that denying care is “tantamount to torture.” Zephyr is the Legislature’s first transgender lawmaker.
“It is up to me to maintain decorum here on the House floor, to protect the dignity and integrity,” Regier said. “And any representative that I don’t feel can do that will not be recognized.”
“Hate-filled testimony has no place on the House floor,” agreed Republican state Rep. Caleb Hinkle, a member of the Montana Freedom Caucus.
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/montana-zooey-zephyr-transgender-rep-silenced-by-republican-speaker/
> “Trans people exist,” State Rep. Zooey Zephyr of Montana said, as she rebuked a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, adding that denying care is “tantamount to torture.” Zephyr is the Legislature’s first transgender lawmaker.
> “It is up to me to maintain decorum here on the House floor, to protect the dignity and integrity,” Regier said. “And any representative that I don’t feel can do that will not be recognized.”
“Hate-filled testimony has no place on the House floor,” agreed Republican state Rep. Caleb Hinkle, a member of the Montana Freedom Caucus.
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/montana-zooey-zephyr-transgender-rep-silenced-by-republican-speaker/
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