LGBTQ+ Issues

SDPB's Lee Strubinger provides an update on state legislation impacting transgender South Dakotans and their families.

The ACLU of South Dakota opposes Governor Kristi Noem's proposed legislation banning transgender women and girls from competing on the sports teams that match their gender identity. Jett Jonelis is the ACLU's advocacy manager and joins us today with more.

“We’re Here” brings three drag queens to small towns to foster community and understanding

The drag queens and producers of the HBO series "We're Here" travel to small-town America to spread love, connection, and self-expression through the art of drag. The premiere of their episode from Watertown, S.D., is set for Monday.

A house panel is passing a bill that prevents transgender girls from playing in high school girls’ sports. Proponents say it’s meant to preserve the…

In The Moment … June 17, 2020 Show 840 Hour 2On Monday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act applies to gay…

In The Moment … May 28, 2020 Show 826 Hour 1Meredith Talusan's new memoir, "Fairest," is the story of a boy from a rural Philippine village, born with…

In The Moment ... February 18, 2020 Show 755 Hour 1House Bill 1057 led headlines out of the South Dakota legislature for weeks as it sought to criminalize…

In The Moment ... January 28, 2020 Show 742 Hour 1House Bill 1057 seeks to criminalize gender-affirming clinical care in South Dakota. As the bill makes…

The Statehouse podcast is SDPB Radio's legislative podcast that features a compilation of the top stories coming from Pierre. In today's edition, you will…