The American Civil Liberties Union has sued to overturn the Montana Legislature’s censure of Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, arguing that the male-to-female transgender lawmaker’s free speech rights were violated based on gender identity.
of engaging in “retaliation against protected free speech” with the 68-32 vote Wednesday to censure the Democrat for breach of decorum during a raucous protest in the House gallery.
The lawsuit said the censure was intended “to punish Representative Zephyr not for ‘violating decorum’ but for being a vocal proponent of transgender rights amidst an onslaught of anti-transgender legislative activity.” Senate Bill 99 passed and was signed into law Friday by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, making Montana the 17th state to block those under 18 from accessing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and gender-transition surgeries. TheThe censure prevents Ms. Zephyr from being admitted to the House floor, anteroom or gallery. The first-term legislator may continue to vote remotely until the session ends Friday.
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