LGBTQ+ Issues

Governor Kristi Noem has issued a “challenge” to the state Board of Regents to improve their institutions. What exactly are the Governor’s priorities for the state’s colleges?

Jami Lynn will headline the Women and Trans Musicians Network's Musician Showcase at Aby's in Rapid City.

Misinformation spread amongst lawmakers could have played a role in the passage of House Bill 1080 – a bill prohibiting certain medical procedures for transgender youth.

A Senate panel is rejecting a bill that prohibits lewd and lascivious content on state property.

House Bill 1116 no longer contains references to drag shows, but legislators still talked about the performance art during the debate in the House.

The Rude Band has been partying since 1991. Not continuously, but they've graced stages for decades. Grace Hansen shares the band's story—and her personal story of advocacy.

South Dakota is now one of more than a dozen states that are considering or have passed a law to prevent transgender kids from getting gender-affirming treatment. Gov. Kristi Noem has signed the bill into law, but it could land the state in court.

House lawmakers are advancing a bill that prohibits lewd and sexual depictions and events on state property.

The subject of same-sex marriage remains in the public conscious, even following the landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell V. Hodges. The subject returned to the spotlight in South Dakota this week with the hearing of HB 1092, which would revise the definition of marriage.

Gov. Kristi Noem has signed into law a bill preventing doctors from prescribing certain health care to transgender kids.