LGBTQ+ Issues

Officials with the Pennington State’s Attorney’s office said they’re pushing back an announcement on charging decisions in the Acey Morrison homicide case.

Drag shows are back on at South Dakota campuses for the first time since the implementation of the “minors on campus” events policy.

It’s been a full year since a Native American woman was shot and killed by a man who claims he acted in self-defense. The Pennington County state's attorney says she will decide soon on to how to proceed with the case. But new state laws make that choice more complicated.

The Pennington County state's attorney says she’s close to deciding on to how to proceed in the homicide case of Acey Morrison. Morrison is a native, transgender woman who died a year ago this week.

Climb with Pride is a monthly event at a Sioux Falls climbing gym. The event celebrates and supports the queer community and its allies.

A bill prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth in South Dakota took effect on July 1st.

A local civil rights group says a federal judge ruling against Florida’s ban on transgender health care for minors affirms their position that the laws are unconstitutional.

The Rainbow Chorus in Sioux Falls is the first of its kind in the area. The group is open to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.

Some members of the LGBTQ+ community say they feel targeted by a recent letter from Gov. Kristi Noem to the Board of Regents. While that letter urged universities to improve educational standards, it also criticized preferred pronoun use, drag shows, and safe space protections.

The Black Hills Pride Festival and Sioux Falls Pride have several events planned for June and July, including some new ones in support of transgender South Dakotans.