Montana governor signs bill saying trans people don’t legally exist

Human rights advocates said the bill is part of Montana Republicans’ “most disgraceful, heartless, and targeted attacks” on LGBTQ+ people.

We Won’t Be Erased – Rally for Trans Rights, Washington, DC
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Last Friday, May 19, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed a bill that legally erases trans and nonbinary identities.

S.B. 458 says that a person’s sex can be only male or female and that they are defined based on gamete size and chromosomes. The law says that one’s sex cannot be changed and that the “subjective experience of gender” is not important for the application of the law.

“And this cruel legislation is the epitome of that blind extremism – a far-reaching bill written by lawmakers who can’t even articulate its implications,” Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana president and CEO Martha Fuller, who said the bill is part of Republicans’ “most disgraceful, heartless, and targeted attacks” on LGBTQ+ people, told HuffPost.

“Simply put ― this disgusting legislation purely seeks to harm the people of Montana.”

The law’s text defines “female” as…

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