Judge rules Montana law defining sex as only male or female is unconstitutional

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-rules-montana-law-defining-sex-only-male-female-unconstitutional

The judge 'apparently needs a dictionary to discern the difference between a noun and a verb,' a spokesman for Gov. Gianforte said

A judge ruled that a Montana law which defined "sex" in state law, when referring to a person as only male or female, was unconstitutional, saying that the law's description did not explicitly state its purpose.

District Court Judge Shane Vannatta struck down the 2023 law on Tuesday after a group of plaintiffs who identify as transgender, nonbinary, intersex and other identities sued, arguing the law denies legal recognition and protection to people who identify as gender-nonconforming, according to The Associated Press.

Vannatta did not address the claim of a lack of legal recognition and protection, but did say that the bill's title did not adequately explain whether the word "sex" referred to gender or sexual intercourse and that it did not indicate the words "male" and "female" would be defined in the body of the bill.

"The title does not give general notice of the character of the legislation in a way that guards against deceptive or misleading titles," Vannatta wrote.

Montana's law, S.B. 458, is similar to ones passed in Kansas and Tennessee.

The bill sought to revise laws to "provide a common definition for the word sex when referring to a human," the text reads.

It defines "male" as "a member of the human species who, under normal development, has XY chromosomes and produces or would produce small, mobile gametes, or sperm, during his life cycle and has a reproductive and endocrine system oriented around the production of those gametes."

"Female" was defined in the bill as "a member of the human species who, under normal development, has XX chromosomes and produces or would produce relatively large, relatively immobile gametes, or eggs, during her life cycle and has a reproductive and endocrine system oriented around the production of those gametes."

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is proud of the law he signed, which he said codified the long-recognized and commonsense definition of sex, the governor's spokesman Sean Southard told The Associated Press.

"Words matter. And this administration is committed to ensuring words have meaning, unlike this judge, who apparently needs a dictionary to discern the difference between a noun and a verb," Southard said.

Montana Attorney General's Office spokeswoman Emilee Cantrell said her office would continue to defend the law "that reflects scientific reality."

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Now this didn’t get enough discussion…

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Just now, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Now this didn’t get enough discussion…

Jeebus Saints, why are you bumping these old threads too?

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Just now, squistion said:

Jeebus Saints, why are you bumping these old threads too?

I’m sorry man, I just think all these supposed conservatives obsessed with sex surgery & trans issues is a little odd. Look at all this stuff over time. It’s genuinely crazy. Apologies if I screwed up. Taking a flight tomorrow so I’ll see myself out. Hope you’re doing well.

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3 hours ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

I’m sorry man, I just think all these supposed conservatives obsessed with sex surgery & trans issues is a little odd. Look at all this stuff over time. It’s genuinely crazy. Apologies if I screwed up. Taking a flight tomorrow so I’ll see myself out. Hope you’re doing well.

Coming from princess sandy. 

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1 hour ago, seafoam1 said:

Coming from princess sandy. 

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