Montana’s Republican-controlled state legislature voted Wednesday to bar transgender state representative Zooey Zephyr from the House floor for the rest of the 2023 session, marking the latest in the turbulent battle for transgender rights across the United States just this week. Zephyr, who is the first openly transgender woman in the Montana legislature, was disciplined for telling lawmakers she hopes they see “blood on your hands” over the consideration of a bill that would ban gender-affirming care during session on April 18.