A controversial bill that would have penalized doctors who provided gender-affirming care to transgender minors or made referrals for that care died on the House floor Tuesday.
The Montana House on Tuesday voted 51-49 against the bill after losing the support of five Republicans who voted for it the day prior. “This is a huge victory,” Caitlin Borgmann, the executive director of the ACLU of Montana, said in a statement. “Montanans spoke up clearly that anti-trans laws have no place in Montana, and lawmakers listened.
Trans youth — and trans people — deserve to live with dignity and respect,” said Borgmann. “Instead of stigmatizing and harming trans youth, our laws should support them.” In total 18 Republicans and all 33 Democrats, who are