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Trans Lawmaker Targets Ron DeSantis in His Own Backyard

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Ron DeSantis and fellow Republican lawmakers continue to push "hateful and discriminatory" laws, they'll end up "footnotes" in history.Zephyr and Reed told Newsweek in a phone interview on Saturday evening that they are traveling across the United States to attend Pride Month events to express support for LGBTQ+ rights as a growing number of states pass laws that they say target the community.

From January to mid-February, there were more than 300 bills anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in U.S. statehouses, according to advocacy group Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

The group said dozens of states have already approved a range of anti-LGBTQ+ laws from banning drag shows and books to restricting access to gender affirming healthcare.Zephyr, the first transgender lawmaker elected to the Montana legislature, made headlines recently after her colleagues voted to bar her from the House floor in April.

While Republicans argued she broke decorum during debate on a bill that bans gender-affirming care for minors, her censure sparked an avalanche of criticism and incited protests at the statehouse.

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