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The rule, which puts Montana among the strictest states in the nation, effectively bars transgender people from changing the sex on their birth certificates.
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The first case of Monkeypox in Montana was confirmed in a Flathead County in early August, followed by another in Gallatin County. State health officials say they have received vaccines and are working with local public health departments to track the virus.
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A string of legislative and administrative actions has made Montana one of four states where amending their birth certificates is nearly impossible for transgender people.
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The emergency rule, enacted in May, bars transgender residents from amending the gender markers on their birth certificates unless they have medically transitioned. About 100 people Thursday spoke in opposition.
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Keldon Joyner, a Montana performer whose drag persona goes by Anita Shadow, read books about wildlife and diverse identities at the zoo as part of pride celebrations scheduled in Billings for the last full week of June.
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Walt Donges with 406 Pride says social media posts from Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Matt Rosendale drew both negative and positive attention to drag story hour and other pride celebrations planned in Billings throughout the week.
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The Billings Public Schools Board of Trustees voted Monday night to keep “Lawn Boy” and “Gender Queer: A Memoir” in circulation at the high school level, saying both books meet the libraries’ selection criteria.
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Missoula Democratic state Sen. Bryce Bennett is resigning from the Montana Legislature to take a job in Washington D.C.
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Two transgender Montanans are suing the state over a new law that restricts who can amend the gender marker on their birth certificate. It’s the latest of nearly a dozen lawsuits over policies passed during the 2021 Montana Legislature.
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After not being able to gather for more than a year, the state’s largest LGBTQ+ pride group, Big Sky Pride, is taking to the streets of Helena this week. The annual celebration will wrap up events in the state’s capital this weekend with a parade and rally on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.