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Montana Considers Legislation on Adult Transgender Bathroom Use in 2025

The Montana Legislature held a hearing on House Bill 121, which aims to ban transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity.
Supporters of HB 121 argue it protects women and girls from potential harm in private spaces, while opponents view it as discrimination against transgender individuals.
The bill defines sex based on biological indicators at birth and requires public facilities to enforce this definition, raising concerns about implementation and privacy.
Despite a Republican majority, questions about the bill's enforcement and its implications for local governments were raised during the hearing.

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Missoulian

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Legislators hear first anti-trans bill of 2025 legislative session

It took the Montana Legislature less than one week to consider its first bill of the session that targets transgender people.

3 months ago·Missoula, United States

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Metro Weekly

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Montana Proposes Trans Bathroom Ban in Public Spaces

GOP-sponsored bill would ban transgender individuals from multi-occupancy facilities that do not match their assigned sex at birth.

3 months ago

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Montana Standard

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Legislature hears first anti-trans bill of 2025 session

It took the Montana Legislature less than one week to consider its first bill of the session that targets transgender people.

3 months ago

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The Advocate

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Adult trans bathroom ban heard in Montana — first anti-trans hearing of 2025

In 2025, the targeting of transgender people in bathrooms has emerged as a top Republican priority. Following the 2024 election, Congresswoman Nancy Mace launched an aggressive hate campaign against the first transgender congresswoman, Sarah McBride. Over several days, Mace posted hundreds of demeaning comments about McBride on social media, demanding that she be banned from using women’s restrooms. Her efforts culminated in Speaker Mike Johnson…

3 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Cowboy State Daily

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Montana Trans Bill Goes Beyond Bathrooms, Includes Prisons And College Campuses

Montana’s Legislature heard testimony Friday on what could become one of the most far-reaching transgender bills in the nation. House Bill 121 goes beyond requiring use of bathrooms by sex at birth at schools, it includes all public spaces.

3 months ago

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Montana Free Press

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Montana House hears trans bathroom bill as Senate stalls out

As the Montana Senate prepares for a Monday reboot following an opening week stalled by infighting, House lawmakers are taking first bites at meaty social issues, starting with a transgender bathroom access bill. A Senate stalemate over committee assignments, triggered in the first 15 minutes of the session’s opening day, continued to pause hearings on bills through Friday. Thirty-three hearings were on the calendar for week two, however, includ…

3 months ago

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