Montana's new law, S.B. 437, defines sex based on primary sexual anatomy for reproduction, equating gender with sex and disregarding gender identity. This law mirrors a previous unconstitutional attempt to erase non-conforming gender definitions. It affects nearly 60 areas of law, including marriage licenses and state representation. Trans, intersex, nonbinary, and Two-Spirit individuals are erased from legal recognition. The law is seen as part of a broader Republican effort to marginalize LGBTQ individuals in Montana.
"The new law, S.B. 437, defines sex as based on a person's 'primary sexual anatomy' for the purposes of reproduction, fundamentally erasing non-conforming gender identities."
"Zephyr stated that the new law, like the old version, erases trans, intersex, nonbinary, and Two-Spirit people in Montana 'from cradle to grave.'"
"The Republicans design bills like this to do two things: make it hard to exist as an LGBTQ person in the state of Montana."
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