Thursday, February 23, 2023

Anti-transgender legislation fight in Montana

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January 2024

"Over 10,000 Christians signed a petition that condemned the banning of Representative Zooey Zephyr, a Montana Democrat and the state's first transgender lawmaker, from the state's House floor on Wednesday after she reportedly breached decorum.
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'If you vote yes on this bill [Senate Bill 99, which banned gender-affirming care for minors], I hope the next time you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands,' Zephyr said. In response, Republican House Speaker Matt Regier deemed her statements as a breach of decorum. As a result, she was barred from the House floor in a 68-32 vote, meaning that she will not be allowed to debate or speak on legislation for the remainder of session, which ends next week." — Thousands of Christians Condemn GOP's 'Fascist' Silencing of Trans Lawmaker, Fatma Khaled, Newsweek, April 30, 2023

Breached decorum? What?

Who makes a "blood on your hands" comment? Senator Lindsey Graham (R–SC) on January 31, 2024. You will hear zero Republicans tell him that he breached decorum.

CSPAN tweets on January 31, 2024 that Sen. LindseyGrahamSC said: 'Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us, I know you don't mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands. You have a product that's killing people.'

What the Republicans don't like is dissent. Especially when a trans person does it.

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