Montana GOP bars transgender lawmaker from House floor for remainder of session.
The Montana House of Representatives, controlled by Republicans, voted to bar transgender lawmaker Representative Zooey Zephyr from the House floor for the remainder of the legislative session after a weeklong battle over her remarks on transgender issues in House debate. The move comes after she made impassioned comments during debate over a bill that would prohibit hormone treatments and surgical care for transgender minors. The bill has since been sent to Gov. Greg Gianforte, who has indicated that he will sign it. The vote reflects both the bitter divisions in the nation’s legislatures and the willingness of Republicans with strong majorities to cite issues of civility and rules in the face of robust opposition from a Democratic minority.