A transgender lawmaker in Montana who unleashed hate speech against fellow legislators recently, hoping they would see “blood on their hands” when they pray, has been ordered not to speak on legislature issues until an apology is delivered.

The Gateway Pundit reported the discipline for Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a man who “identifies” as a woman, follows a call in the legislature for his censure.

The Gateway Pundit reported, “The lawmaker had claimed that Republicans would have ‘blood on their hands’ if they supported a bill to ban sex change surgeries and potentially-sterilizing hormone treatments for minors.”

Zephyr said, “This body should be ashamed. If you vote yes on this bill and yes on these amendments, I hope the next time there’s an invocation, when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands.”

Now Montana House Speaker Matt Regier has confirmed there are plans to “not recognize” Zephyr to speak on any bill until an apology is made for the lack of decorum, the report explained.

“It is up to me to maintain decorum here on the House floor, to protect the dignity and integrity. And any representative that I don’t feel can do that will not be recognized.”

Zephyr subsequently complained of being stifled, and promised there would be no apology.

A social media commenter responded with, “Blood on hands? Little extreme no? Your argument is kids don’t know what they want but yet YOU trans community want to tell kids what they should be or believe. Yet religion can’t be taught isn’t that telling kids too believe in something as-well?”

The Freedom Caucus said the comments were inappropriate and called for a censure for “attempting to shame the Montana legislative body and by using inappropriate and uncalled-for language.”

This article was originally published by the WND News Center.

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