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Capital
Helena
Other Main Cities/Resorts
Billings, Missoula, Great Falls
Gay Age of Consent
18
Lesbian Age of Consent
18
Straight Age of Consent
16/18
Legal Notes
In 1997 a Montana court overturned the state's anti-gay sodomy law in the case of Gryczan v. Montana. Montana is one of the 13 US states which has anti-discrimination laws protecting lesbian and gays. The legislation covers public employment.
Population
903,000
Climate
The climate of Montana can be described as modified continental. Several factors modify it's continental climate characteristics including invasion by Pacific Ocean air masses and the effects of the mountains.
Summer time temperatures are moderate, with maximum readings generally under 30c. Winter temperatures can be severe. The best time to visit is during the summer from May to September.
