EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr, right, a Democrat from Missoula and the first transgender legislator in Montana, outside the state capitol in Helena on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) speaks on the House floor during a motion to bar her from the chamber at the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont., April 26, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat from Missoula and the first transgender legislator in Montana, at the state capitol in Helena on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr, right, a Democrat from Missoula and the first transgender legislator in Montana, outside the state capitol in Helena on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat from Missoula and the first transgender legislator in Montana, at the state capitol in Helena on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialState Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat from Missoula and the first transgender legislator in Montana, at the state capitol in Helena on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Rebecca Stumpf/The New York Times)
EditorialDemocratic attorney general candidate Zephyr Teachout during her concession speech at an election night party at Omar Cafe, in New York, Sept. 13, 2018. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
EditorialA scenic vista point overlooking Lake Tahoe near Zephyr Cove, Nev., is closed due to smoke from the Caldor fire in California. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)