Adrian Jawort, of Billings, Mont., speaks at the Rainbow Rally on the steps of the Montana State Capitol on March 15, 2021, in Helena, Mont. Jawort, who changed her first name to Adria, had planned to talk about LGBTQ and two spirit history at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Library on Friday, June 2, 2023, but the event was canceled due to a new law that bans drag reading events at public libraries. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record, File)
June 2, 2023
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Transgender woman, bookstore, teacher sue over Montana law banning drag reading events
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A transgender woman, the owners of an independent bookstore and an educator who teaches in costume are among those challenging Montana's first-in-the-nation law that bans people dressed in drag from reading to children in public schools or libraries.
Library cancels trans speaker after Montana bans drag readings
Montana's new law banning drag reading events at public libraries has led to the cancellation of a Native American transgender speaker in a southwestern Montana city on Friday.