Montana Democrat transgender legislator Zooey Zephyr confirmed on May 1 that Zephyr is working with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to sue the Montana Legislature after it censured the state lawmaker last week.
Taking to Twitter, Zephyr, a biological male who identifies as a bisexual trans woman, said the recent actions by Montana lawmakers violate Zephyr’s First Amendment rights and the rights of the 11,000 constituents Zephyr represents.
“Montana’s State House is the people’s House, not Speaker Regier’s, and I’m determined to defend the right of the people to have their voices heard,” Zephyr wrote, referring to Republican House Speaker Matt Regier….