LGBTQ+ Issues

Gov. Larry Rhoden has signed a bill regulating the use of public bathrooms in South Dakota.

A bill aiming to regulate who can use which bathroom in schools, courthouses, and libraries is advancing in the state Legislature.

HB1259 has advanced to the Senate floor with a do pass recommendation. The proposed legislation regulates access to public restrooms and has sparked protests across the state.

A bill aiming to legislate which bathrooms the public can use spurs a protest in downtown Rapid City.

A bill regulating which bathrooms transgender people can use is advancing to the state Senate. Critics say it’s the latest in a long line of attempts to restrict the freedoms of gender nonconforming people in South Dakota.

South Dakota legislative leadership is speaking out on a series of bills regulating bathroom use and library policy making headway in the Legislature.

The South Dakota house is rejecting bill requiring school staff disclose to parents if their child expresses “gender confusion” or “dysphoria.”

A legislative committee is advancing an ID card bill that critics say is unfairly targeting the transgender community.

A House Education is narrowly passing a bill requiring public and private school staff disclose to parents if their child expresses quote “gender confusion” or “dysphoria.”

The prime sponsor of a bill to prohibit state funding go to the Huron Public School has withdrawn the legislative effort.