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Bathroom access, sports and health care: lawmakers debate slate of transgender bills

Three bills that would curb the rights of transgender people continue to march through the Montana Legislature, despite similar past legislative efforts not standing muster in the courts. Legislation that would ban trans individuals from certain bathrooms, criminalize people who help minors obtain gender-affirming care and restrict the participation

Montana 'bathroom bill' poised to pass House after preliminary vote

A bill that would prohibit transgender people from using restrooms that do not align with their sex assigned at birth is poised to pass the Montana House of Representatives. Lawmakers cast preliminary votes along party lines on Wednesday to support the legislation that defines sex as binary. Sex, according to

Montana ‘bathroom bill’ passes committee on party lines

A bill that would require people to use only those bathrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth — including transgender people — passed the House Judiciary Committee on Monday along partisan lines. House Bill 121 defines sex as either male or female, determined by a person’s biological or genetic

Why Visibility Matters for Contraceptive Healthcare

Why Visibility Matters for Contraceptive Healthcare

Education about contraceptives and reproductive rights should be accessible to all without shame or stigma attached. This education is vital on a college campus, where students are often navigating newfound independence and responsibility. Access to reliable, non-judgmental reproductive healthcare empowers students to make informed choices about their bodies and

Lawyers deliver oral arguments in case against law defining 'sex' as binary

The future of a Montana law that defines sex as binary based on chromosome and reproductive organs could soon be decided by a Missoula judge. Lawyers from the ACLU of Montana and the state Attorney General’s Office gave oral arguments in front of Judge Shane Vannatta of Missoula County