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What to know about Montana’s controversial new sex definition bill

The move officially amends wide ranging sections of Montana law to include new definitions of ‘male,’ ‘female,’ ‘sex’ and ‘gender’

The Independent UK

Transgender bathroom restrictions take effect as Montana governor signs law

Transgender people in Montana can no longer use bathrooms in public buildings that do not align with their sex assigned at birth

The Independent UK

‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana

One bill would remove trans children from their parents, and the other would ban drag shows and Pride marches

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Republican Lawmakers Go Against Party to Kill Anti-Trans Bills in Montana: 'A Waste of Time'

Many House Republicans refused to support an anti-LGBTQ+ bill allowing the private right to take action against drag performers and promoters, preventing the bill from passing following a second reading.

Latin Times

Montana House Endorses Ban On Transgender Bathroom Use

Montana's Republican-led House approves ban on transgender bathroom use, sparking debate and concerns.

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Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr must win reelection to return to the House floor after 2023 sanction

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr is seeking reelection in a race that could allow the transgender lawmaker to return to the House floor nearly two years after she was silenced and sanctioned for speaking out against her colleagues' opposition to gender-affirming care

The Independent UK

First Thing: Rafah crossing open to people for limited evacuation from Gaza

Border crossing open for first time in weeks to allow evacuation of injured Palestinians and foreign passport holders. Plus, one man’s search for the world’s greatest sandwich

The Guardian - UK

She was censored over trans rights. But lawmaker Zooey Zephyr won’t be silenced

The Montana politician rose to international fame after colleagues cut her microphone. Now she’s traveling the state – and beyond – to recruit dissenting voices

The Guardian - US

Supporters of silenced Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr won't face trespassing charges

Montana prosecutors are declining to pursue misdemeanor trespassing charges against seven people who were arrested in the state House gallery for protesting that Republicans were denying transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr the right to debate bills near the end of the 2023 legislative session

The Independent UK

Censure Cases Surge In State Legislatures, Reaching Record High In 2023

Six state lawmakers face censure, accounting for 19.3% of tracked cases this year, the second-highest in history.

Zenger

Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr and legislative researcher Erin Reed have emerged as a power couple spreading hope to fellow transgender people

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Neo-Nazis can’t stop Pride in Montana: ‘Yes, we are under attack. But we will not be quiet’

LGBT+ communities celebrate queer joy after far-right threats, a severe anti-drag law and one of the most volatile legislative sessions in the country, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Pioneering transgender lawmaker has advice for pushing back against transphobic bills

Danica Roem, the first openly transgender lawmaker to be elected and serve in a state legislature, talks with Eric Garcia about being a voice for transgender Virginians, what Democrats can do to defend trans youth and the future of political representation

Salon

No one buys the "protect the kids" lie

The Tennessee drag decision shows even a Trump judge can see through the "protect the kids" lie

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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 transgender speaker in a southwestern Montana city on Friday

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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 transgender speaker in a southwestern Montana city on Friday

Zenger

A History Of Expulsion From State Legislatures Since 2003

Two Tennessee state legislatures were briefly expelled from their position earlier this year. How common are these expulsions?

Salon

What has gotten into Republican women?

GOP women freak out over losing reproductive rights, but embrace cruelty when it's someone else's rights at stake

The Conversation

Montana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr's censure shows that American standards of political decorum are failing

A Montana District Court judge has rejected Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s attempt to return to the House floor following Republican lawmakers’ moves that blocked her from entering or speaking in the House chamber at the end of April 2023.

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Zooey Zephyr responds to her political silencing and Montana’s attacks on trans children: ‘I show up with my head held high’

Wave of anti-trans bills won’t stop Montana representative, or the state’s LGBTQ+ community, from moving forward, Zooey Zephyr tells Josh Marcus

The Independent UK

Trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr and girlfriend avert swatting attempts: ‘We will not be deterred’

The threats follows other incidents of online-driven abuse against prominent trans people and their advocates

The Independent UK

Judge rejects trans Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr’s effort to regain seat after being barred from legislature

ACLU of Montana says it might appeal ruling

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