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I'm Melissa Harris Perry.

Tonight, I asked Erin to marry me.

This is the news Zoe Zephyr wants all of us to know.

She pinned a tweet of the announcement at the top of her profile,

along with some photos of the emotional moment. And Zephyr's tweet continues, a year ago I told Aaron I was looking for a love that felt like home. I found that and so much more. I found my

future, my family, and my forever. Now, typically a marriage proposal tweet from a first-term

state representative in Montana would not make national headlines. But Zoe Zephyr has probably

gotten use to making headlines these days. If you are forcing a trans child to go through puberty when they are trans, that is tantamount to torture.

And 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.

The first openly trans representative in the history of the Montana legislature, Zoe

Zephyr, spoke out against legislation that banned gender affirming health care in her state.

In response to her criticism, Republican lawmakers voted to censure her, denying her the right

to speak for the remainder of the legislative session and arguing that she had broken decorum.

And when the speaker asks me to apologize on behalf of decorum, what he is really asking me to do

is be silent when my community is facing

bills that get us killed.

Zephyr filed a lawsuit to challenge the move, but a Montana district judge denied her reinstatement.

Ironically, the action didn't marginalize the voice of Zoe's effort. It amplified it,

meaning an even bigger platform to announce the happy news of her engagement. Now, we spoke with Zoe

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