Rep. Zoey Zephyr, D-Missoula, watches a House Rules Committee meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023 in the state capitol in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
April 21, 2023
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April 21, 2023 2 p.m.
Trans lawmaker silenced for 2nd day by Montana House speaker
A transgender Montana lawmaker was silenced for a second day Friday as her Republican colleagues have refused to let her speak on the chamber's floor this session until she apologizes for saying lawmakers would have "blood on their hands" if they banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.