Montana's Trans Rights Debate: Governor Faces Pressure from All Sides.

The nonbinary son of Montana's Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, lobbied their father to reject several bills that would harm transgender people in the state. The governor responded with an email saying he would like to better understand his son's thoughts and concerns. Ten bills in the Montana state legislature this session target transgender people, including measures that would deny gender-affirming care to minors and limit legal protections for transgender people. The governor sent the legislation banning transgender-affirming care back to the legislature with revisions.