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Feb 10, 2021
North Dakota House Committee’s Do-Pass Recommendation on House Bill 1298 is Discriminatory, Harmful to Trans Student Athletes
The House Human Services Committee gave an amended version of House Bill 1298, a discriminatory bill targeting transgender student athletes, a do-pass recommendation. The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of N...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Feb 08, 2021
Transgender Watertown Woman Sues Police, Sheriff for Discrimination, Abuse, Sexual Assault
Watertown jail’s strip search policy is unconstitutional, suit argues
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Criminal Law Reform
Feb 05, 2021
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of South Dakota Commends Decision to Kill House Bill 1076
Today, in a 6-0 vote, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted to kill legislation that would ban transgender people from obtaining birth certificates that accurately r...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Feb 04, 2021
South Dakota Lawmakers Need to Focus on Real Issues, Not Discriminatory Bills
Issues that matter most to South Dakotans are once again being ignored as some lawmakers introduce discriminatory legislation that’s strikingly similar to bills that were defeate...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty
Jan 27, 2021
South Dakota House Lawmakers Vote to Advance Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Bill
Today, House lawmakers voted to advance legislation that would ban transgender people from obtaining birth certificates that accurately reflect their identity. The bill initially d...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Jan 25, 2021
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Applauds Biden Administration Decision to Repeal Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden repealed the transgender military ban put in place by the prior administration. The ban was the subject of multiple lawsuits including Stone v. T...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
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