Transgender lawmaker excluded from Montana legislature, ACLU speaks out.

A Montana district court judge has upheld the exclusion of transgender state lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from the legislature's floor and debates, citing the importance of preserving the separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Zephyr was silenced and then banished from the floor for admonishing Republicans and encouraging a statehouse protest. Democrats and the transgender community were outraged over Zephyr’s treatment, while Republicans were indignant over the vehemence of the response. Zephyr and several of her Missoula constituents have filed court papers seeking an emergency order allowing her to return to the house floor.