Judge Upholds Ban of Transgender Lawmaker From Montana House Floor

Transgender state lawmaker Rep. Zooey Zephyr was barred from returning to the Montana House floor in a court ruling.
Zephyr was silenced and then banished from the House floor for admonishing Republican lawmakers and encouraging a raucous statehouse protest.
Zephyr and fellow Democrats have denounced her exclusion from floor debates as an assault on free speech that’s intended to silence her criticism of new restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors.
Republicans silenced Zephyr from participating in floor debates after she said those who supported a ban on gender-affirming care for youths would have blood on their hands.
Zephyr's attorneys are considering appealing the ruling, but the legislative session is coming to an end, so a new ruling would not have immediate relief for Zephyr.