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BREAKING: Gov. Noem Signs Anti-LGBTQ Executive Orders as Trans Sports Ban Fails in South Dakota
SOUTH DAKOTA — This afternoon, immediately following the South Dakota’s legislature’s decision to kill Gov. Kristi Noem’s style-and-form veto of HB 1217, the anti-transgender sports ban bill that she had…
BREAKING: South Dakota Rejects Gov. Noem’s Changes, Kills Anti-Trans Sports Bill
SOUTH DAKOTA — Today, the South Dakota legislature voted to kill the changes made by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s style-and-form veto of HB 1217, the anti-transgender sports ban bill…
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Signs Religious Refusal Bill, Creating First Major RFRA Law In Six Years
On Wednesday evening, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 124, a religious refusal bill that could grant a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people across a wide range…
South Dakota Sends Religious Refusal Bill to Gov. Noem, First Major RFRA Threat In 6 Years
Last night, the South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 124, a religious refusal bill that would grant a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people across a wide range of goods…
BREAKING: First Anti-Trans Bill of 2021 Heads to Mississippi Governor’s Desk
Today, Mississippi passed SB 2536, an anti-transgender sports bill. This bill marks the first piece of specifically anti-transgender legislation this year to be sent to a governor’s desk and comes…
8 Bills Across 7 States: Coordinated Anti-Transgender, Anti-LGBTQ Legislative Push Ramps Up In State Houses Across The Country
The legislative fight to pass discriminatory anti-transgender legislation is ramping up in state houses across the country, with a significant number of bills expected to have hearings or votes this…
These are the States Trying to Stop Trans Kids from Playing Sports
You’re 13. You want to play soccer. You sign up for your school’s team, practice hard, and make friends. Then a state lawmaker introduces legislation that would ban you from…
Human Rights Campaign Announces “Vote Equal, Vote Safe” Town Hall
Post submitted by Lucas Acosta (he/him), former Deputy Director of Communications, PoliticsThe Town Hall will be hosted by activist and Pod Save the People host DeRay McKesson and feature interviews…
Over 1,800 Parents Sign HRC Letter Condemning State Legislation Attacking Trans and Non-Binary Youth
The action comes as a bill in South Dakota that would have imposed criminal penalties on doctors for providing affirming, best-practice medical care to transgender and non-binary youth was effectively…
South Dakota House of Representatives Passes Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Bill
Bill passes 46-23, will now go to the Senate; is one of several anti-transgender measures introduced in the state this year
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