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Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana (www.erininthemorning.com)

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Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.

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[–] BellyPurpledGerbil@sh.itjust.works 57 points 2 days ago

This made me start uncontrollably weeping. Not for the performances by the trans representatives, but because all I have been seeing for the last 8 years is a downward spiral of our dehumanization. Then to see this number of Republican reps change their vote in a really unexpected place... This was really important. All we can hope for is that they don't backslide. I don't dare hope that this means any of their hearts have truly changed.