South Dakota
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South Dakota is the first state to legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination in 2017
Sunday, March 12, 2017The governor signed a law Friday that allows adoption agencies to deny LGBTQ families services and child placement for "religious" reasons . -
S.D. lawmakers pass measure allowing adoption agencies to deny same-sex couples
Friday, March 3, 2017The measure says agencies can't be required to provide services that conflict with "sincerely-held" religious beliefs. -
Two-spirit Sioux Falls woman second reported transgender murder of 2017
Sunday, January 8, 2017"While the investigation is ongoing, we see that gender and race often play a role in the escalation of violence toward transgender people." -
South Dakota may vote on transgender bathroom access in 2018
Sunday, November 27, 2016A bill restricting restroom access for transgender students is also likely to be introduced again during the 2017 session that begins in January. -
How lawmakers in these 12 states used religion as a weapon this year
Wednesday, April 6, 2016Which 12 states wanted to take away rights for LGBTQ people under the guise of "religious freedom"? -
BREAKING: South Dakota House fails to override transgender bill veto
Thursday, March 3, 2016The bill would have required transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding with their birth gender. -
South Dakota may try override of transgender bill veto
Thursday, March 3, 2016Discussion of a veto override attempt is the first item on the House's afternoon floor session agenda. -
BREAKING: South Dakota governor vetoes law on transgender bathrooms
Tuesday, March 1, 2016The bill would've made the state the first to approve a law requiring transgender students to use bathrooms that match their sex at birth. -
Is it time to drop the T from LGBTQ?
Monday, February 29, 2016One man argues that the plight of trans people is markedly different than that of gays and lesbians. -
Bathrooms become battlegrounds in anti-discrimination debate
Saturday, February 27, 2016Most of the 20 largest U.S. cities now enforce state laws or local ordinances that include allowances for people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with.
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