statement on the continued silencing of montana representative zooey zephyr
for over a week, montana representative zooey zephyr has not been permitted to speak in meetings of the montana legislature. as the montana house discusses a bill that would ban gender affirming care and would allow schools to misgender children over their parents’ wishes, representative zephyr has asked to speak and been denied day after day. rep. zephyr’s fellow legislators on the republican side have not only refused to allow her to speak but some have deliberately misgendered her.