Montana House bars transgender representative
Rep. Zooey Zephyr refuses to apologize for remarks made last week on a proposed ban on gender-affirming medical care for children.
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INDEPENDENT RECORD VIA AP
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, stands on the steps of the Montana State Capitol during a rally, in Helena, Mont., Monday, April 24.INDEPENDENT RECORD VIA AP
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, waves to supporters during a rally on the steps of the Montana State Capitol, in Helena, Mont., Monday, April 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Montana Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr hoists a microphone into the air on Monday, April 24, as her supporters interrupt proceedings in the state House by chanting "Let Her Speak!" in Helena, Mont. Republican leaders in the Legislature didn't let Zephyr, who is transgender, speak on the floor for the third consecutive day because she refuses to apologize for calling GOP lawmakers out for supporting a ban on gender-affirming care.INDEPENDENT RECORD VIA AP
Law enforcement forcibly clear the Montana House of Representatives gallery during a protest after the Speaker of the House refused again to acknowledge Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, on Monday, April 24, in the State Capitol in Helena, Mont.INDEPENDENT RECORD VIA AP
Law enforcement forcibly clear the Montana House of Representatives gallery during a protest after the Speaker of the House refused again to acknowledge Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, on Monday, April 24, in the State Capitol, in Helena, Mont.INDEPENDENT RECORD VIA AP
Demonstrators hold a sign that reads "Democracy Dies Here," on the steps of the Montana State Capitol, in Helena, Mont., Monday, April 24.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Flowers sit on Rep. Zooey Zephyr's desk at the Montana State Capitol on Wednesday, April 26, in Helena.INDEPENDENT RECORD VIA AP
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, listen to testimony on a motion to ban her from the Montana House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 26, in the State Capitol in Helena, Montana. Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ decision earlier in the week to silence her.INDEPENDENT RECORD VIA AP
State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, speaks on a motion to ban her from the Montana House of Representatives, Wednesday, April 26, at the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont.INDEPENDENT RECORD VIA AP
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, walks out of the Montana House of Representatives after lawmakers voted to ban her from the chamber on Wednesday, April 26, in the State Capitol in Helena, Montana.INDEPENDENT RECORD VIA AP
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, speaks to the press after the Montana House of Representatives voted to ban her from the chamber on Wednesday, April 26, in the State Capitol in Helena, Montana.