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Missoula advocates press civil‑rights case, cite court challenge to deviant‑conduct law and community violence
Summary
PRIDE and allied groups described ongoing litigation over Montana’s deviant conduct statute, gaps in non‑discrimination protections, and incidents of violence and harassment in Missoula that advocates say underscore the need for legal and community action.
Speakers from PRIDE and allied organizations described legal and everyday barriers faced by gay, lesbian and bisexual Montanans and urged broader community engagement. Sandy Hill, executive director of PRIDE, said a district court ruled the state’s deviant conduct statute violated privacy and equal‑protection rights and that the issue was then before the Montana Supreme Court.
Hill reviewed specific civil‑rights gaps: Montana lacks statewide statutory protections for sexual orientation in employment,…
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