Amid 'Terrorism' Rhetoric, South Dakota Advances Anti-Trans Bills
Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports. The Senate has already passed the bill, so it now goes to Noem, who is expected to sign it, making it the first anti-trans law enacted in 2022.
Nine other states put anti-trans sports laws in place in 2020 and 2021.The House also OK’d Senate Bill 105, which would make students use the school restrooms and locker rooms designated for their sex assigned at birth, therefore preventing trans students from using the facilities that comport with their gender identity.
The Senate will now consider the bill.Noem, a Republican, last year refused to sign a trans-exclusionary sports bill because she feared reprisal by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which allows trans student athletes to compete under their gender identity if they meet certain standards.
Instead she issued executive orders limiting trans students’ participation in sports, one for K-12 schools, one for colleges and universities.
