#bitterroot mountains

Pride flags are as common a sight in the college town of Missoula as the peaks of Montana’s Rattlesnake Mountains. The city is often described as a blue island in a vast red state and elected the state's first openly transgender legislator. But its voters were still shocked at what happened next. Rep. Zooey Zephyr was barred last week from speaking on the floor of the Montana Legislature by the Republican majority