Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr faces expulsion or censure after saying during debate that colleagues would have “blood on their hands” if they vote in favor of a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth.
, the stress one may feel when they do not desire the gender identity typically associated with their assigned sex at birth, can lead to negative mental health outcomes for transgender people, according to studies.
Zephyr told ABC News that she believes she is being silenced by “those in power who don't want to be held accountable.” “All representatives are free to participate in House debate while following the House rules; the choice to not follow House rules is one that Representative Zephyr has made,” said House Speaker Matt Regier in a statement to reporters. “The only person silencing Representative Zephyr is Representative Zephyr.
“I've also been told I'll get a chance to speak,” Zephyr said in a Tweet. “I will do as I have always done — rise on behalf of my constituents, in defense of my community,The House "may expel or punish a member for good cause shown with the concurrence of two-thirds of all its members," according to the Montana Constitution.
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