Montana transgender Rep. Zooey Zephyr silenced by state House's Republican speaker
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Helena, Mont. — Montana's House speaker on Thursday refused to allow a transgender lawmaker to speak about bills on the House floor until she apologizes for saying lawmakers would have "blood on their hands" if they supported a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, the lawmaker said.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who was deliberately misgendered by a conservative group of lawmakers demanding her censure after Tuesday's comments, said she would not apologize, creating a standoff between the first-term state lawmaker and Republican legislative leaders.
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