Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders' decision earlier in the week to silence her.
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Such a protest won't be allowed to happen on Wednesday. Republican leaders said in the letter to Zephyr that the gallery will be closed "to maintain decorum and ensure safety.""Currently, all representatives are free to participate in House debates while following the House rules," Regier told reporters Tuesday. "The choice to not follow the House rules is one that Rep. Zephyr has made. The only person silencing Rep. Zephyr is Rep. Zephyr.
"When she gave the signal for protestors to go into action, I would say that’s when decorum was incredibly broken," Read added.
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Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr barred from 2023 session by House RepublicansFor the past week, Zephyr has been forbidden from speaking on the House floor.
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Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr barred from 2023 session by House RepublicansFor the past week, Zephyr has been forbidden from speaking on the House floor.
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Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr barred from 2023 session by House RepublicansFor the past week, Zephyr has been forbidden from speaking on the House floor.
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Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr barred from 2023 session by House RepublicansFor the past week, Zephyr has been forbidden from speaking on the House floor.
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Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from 2023 sessionTransgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from participating on the House floor as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the rest of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders' decision earlier in the week to silence her.
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