At The Montana Legislature, The Stakes Are High For Trans People
Montana lawmakers are carrying a handful of bills that would impact transgender people, adding to the record number of proposals seen across the country this year to restrict trans kids from playing in school sports and accessing gender-affirming health care. Several of those policies are nearing Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk.
If Adrian Jawort was living among her Northern Cheyenne ancestors instead of modern-day Billings, she says her identity wouldn t be questioned. That was something that was accepted in my tribe, was people like me.
Jawort is two-spirit, a term used in Native American cultures to describe a third, fluid, male-and-female gender that’s now included under the umbrella of LGBTQ.
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By James Bradley & UM Legislative News Service
• Feb 25, 2021
This report covers proposed policy that could impact the funding for this radio station. We’re publishing it as part of our ongoing coverage of the 67th Montana Legislature.
HELENA Lawmakers on the House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations committee heard public testimony on a bill that would bar state funds from supporting radio stations.
Rep. Derek Skees, R-Kalispell, sponsored the bill and was the only supporter at the hearing. Skees said he sponsored the bill because he doesn’t see a reason to support some radio stations and not others.
Rep. Derek Skees, R-Kalispell, chair of the House Rules Committee, listens as representatives debate over an amendment to “blast” motion rules on Jan. 8, 2019.
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