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A transgender Montana lawmaker is still being blocked from speaking on the chamber's floor following her refusal to apologize for saying lawmakers would have “blood on their hands” if they banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr on Friday sought to speak on a bill to prevent minors from seeing porn online, but House speaker Matt Regier blocked the request. It is the second time this week Zephyr was blocked from speaking. Regier says he won't recognize any representative that he doesn't feel can "maintain decorum.&...

A transgender lawmaker in Montana was censured on Thursday after being accused of giving a "hate-filled testimony" while debating a bill.

Montana's House speaker is refusing to allow a transgender lawmaker to speak on bills for the rest of the session until she apologizes for criticizing colleagues.

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.

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who was deliberately referred to using male pronouns by some conservative lawmakers demanding her censure, said she will not apologize.