Montana Republicans, learning nothing from their Tennessee counterparts, employ “decorum” rules to censure their state’s first transgender legislator. We'll see how this plays out. (via MaddowBlog)
Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr is still a member of the Montana legislature, but she’s not allowed to speak on the floor, and she can’t even set foot inside the legislative chamber. It’s worth understanding why. NBC NewsMontana House Republicans voted Wednesday to censure Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat and Montana’s first transgender state legislator.
The latest dispute between Zephyr and the Republican majority began in earnest last week, when state GOP leaders brought to the floor a measure to restrict transition-related care for minors. The Montana Democrat, reflecting on the number of trans teens who’ve taken their own lives,, “This body should be ashamed. ... If you vote yes on this bill and yes on these amendments, I hope the next time there’s an invocation, when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands.
But in the name of “decorum,” the Republican majority went in a more radical direction, misgendering her ahead of yesterday's vote, and ultimately blocking the Democratic lawmaker from the chamber floor.
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