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Rep. Zooey Zephyr was deliberately misgendered by conservative lawmakers demanding her censure over comments about a bill on transgender youth medical care.
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A transgender Montana lawmaker is still being blocked from speaking on the chamber's floor following her refusal to apologize for saying lawmakers would have “blood on their hands” if they banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr on Friday sought to speak on a bill to prevent minors from seeing porn online, but House speaker Matt Regier blocked the request. It is the second time this week Zephyr was blocked from speaking. Regier says he won't recognize any representative that he doesn't feel can "maintain decorum." Zephyr says she stands by her statement about the consequences of banning essential health care for transgender youth.
Montana's House speaker is refusing to allow a transgender lawmaker to speak on bills for the rest of the session until she apologizes for criticizing colleagues.