Mon Apr 24, 2023 – 5:04 pm EDT
HELENA, Montana (LifeSiteNews) – Montana Republicans barred a “transgender” Democrat lawmaker from speaking on the state House floor until apologizing for claiming colleagues would have “blood on their hands” if they supported a ban on surgical and chemical “transition” procedures for minors.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a biological male who identifies as female, made remarks last week denouncing legislation to prohibit underage transitions, claiming that “if you are forcing a trans child to go through puberty when they are trans, that is tantamount to torture.”
“I hope the next time there’s an invocation when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands,” he added.
“Trans people exist,” State Rep. Zooey Zephyr of Montana said, as she rebuked a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, adding that denying care is “tantamount to torture.” Zephyr is the Legislature’s first transgender lawmaker. https://t.co/Gr5rAT8dCp pic.twitter.com/he8Q2W3ats
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CBS News reported that in response, Republican House Speaker Matt Regier barred him from speaking on the floor, a decision supported by votes of the House Rules Committee and full House.
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