Montana GOP Misgenders Trans Lawmaker, Calls for Censure

More than 20 GOP lawmakers in Montana have called for the censure of Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the state's first openly transgender legislator, after she spoke out against a bill that would ban some gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The lawmakers, part of the self-branded "Freedom Caucus," misgendered Zephyr in their call for censure. Democratic leadership rebuked the call, with House Minority Leader Kim Abbott calling it "blatantly disrespectful" and "the farthest thing imaginable from the 'commitment to civil discourse' that these letter writers demand." Censures are not common in the Montana Legislature.