Transgender legislator Zooey Zephyr defends actions following censure in Montana
In an interview with ABC News, Rep. Zooey Zephyr defended her actions that led to her censure in the House. The day after state Rep. Zooey Zephyr was censured by Montana House Republicans, she could be found seated in the public area of the state capitol building, voting and participating with her laptop as close to the House floor as she was allowed. “The people sent me here to do the work, and much of that work is on the House floor,” Zephyr told ABC News in an interview. “I need to be as close as possible, so I can have the conversations with legislators and make sure that I can, at least in some way, make sure the voice of my constituents can be discussed.” Zephyr’s calls to vote against a gender -affirming care ban for trans gender youth on bill SB99 prompted days of being ignored by Republican leaders on the House floor. "If you are denying gender-affirming care and forcing a trans child to go through puberty, that is tantamount to torture, and this body should be ashamed,...