Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr faces censure or expulsion
Source: Associated Press
Montana transgender lawmaker faces censure or expulsion
By AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ
April 26, 2023
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican leaders will vote Wednesday on censuring or expelling lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, a transgender state representative who has been silenced in the House since last week after telling colleagues that if they voted for a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender children they would “have blood on their hands.”
On Tuesday night, Zephyr tweeted a letter she received from House leaders informing her of the plan to consider disciplinary action against her during Wednesday’s session.
“I’ve also been told I’ll get a chance to speak,” Zephyr tweeted. “I will do as I have always done — rise on behalf of my constituents, in defense of my community and for democracy itself.”
Montana’s House speaker canceled Tuesday’s floor session without explanation, the latest development in a standoff over whether Montana Republicans will let the lawmaker from Missoula speak unless she apologizes for her remarks last week on a gender-affirming care ban proposal.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/zooey-zephyr-montana-transgender-protest-b1ef8ed58f9aa69b14733b779c16ff9d
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