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Montana GOP bars trans lawmaker from House floor

Republicans in the Montana House of Representatives voted to block Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr from entering the House chamber for the rest of the session. The party-line vote capped a week-long saga that began as the first transgender member of the state's legislature spoke out against a series of anti-trans bills being debated. Amna Nawaz discussed the development with Rep. Zephyr.

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