In deep red Montana, debate on two anti-trans bills were heard yesterday, one that would ban drag performances in front of children (i.e. target transgender people walking their kids to school) and another that would require the state to take transgender children away from their parents.
Transgender Representatives Zephyr and Howell gave absolutely incredibly moving speeches and flipped 29 Republican votes, half of the seats they hold, killing the bills. Wow!
Read the full article here. There is a link to videos of both speeches made by Reps. Zephyr and Howell.
Clearly we need to get more transgender reps elected, especially in red states where we are the most vulnerable. How do we do that? Serious question - I know nothing about it.
UPDATE - HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS
As pointed out in the comments, Representative Zephyr made a Bluesky post inviting people to contact her, offering to setup a time to chat about how to take the first steps.
Other advice from the comments -
Getting involved with transrights activism is a great first step. You can find a list of trans advocacy organizations here, you can then build a platform to get the volunteers and the funding you need to get elected.
Link to Reddit Post.
(This Post was originally on Reddit.)
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