LGBTQ+ Issues

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The prime sponsor of a bill to prohibit state funding go to the Huron Public School has withdrawn the legislative effort.

The state of South Dakota is joining a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality aimed at a Tennessee law prohibiting transgender minors from accessing certain medical treatments.

After a summer without incident, the banner has been vandalized multiple times in the last few weeks.

The multi-state coalition opposes a Biden Administration rule that would preempt South Dakota's ban on gender affirming care. The ACLU has called the opposition discriminatory.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is joining a coalition asking the Supreme Court to allow parents to sue a Wisconsin school over its gender protection plan.

The group will perform "Brave: A Journey from Darkness into Light" on June 5 and 6 in Sioux Falls. We learn about the songs and stories featured in the performances.

Earlier this year, the State of South Dakota settled a lawsuit with an LGBT+ advocacy group and issued a formal apology after pulling the group’s funding. Now, the group is putting that money to work.

The man charged in the death of a transgender Rapid City woman has pleaded not guilty.