South Dakota governor signs ban on trans athletes
press conference on Thursday evening. “It’s about allowing biological females in their sex to compete fairly in a level playing field that gives them opportunities for success.”The bill is set to take effect July 1 but could face potential legal challenges from LGBTQ advocates.
Since 2020, nine states have passed nearly identical legislation restricting transgender students’ ability to participate in sports, although some of those laws have since been challenged in court.
Federal judges in Idaho and West Virginia have blocked such bans from going through, with the judge in the latter rejecting the state’s request to dismiss the lawsuit.
Additionally, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s top LGBTQ advocacy group, has sued the state of Florida over its ban on transgender athletes.LGBTQ advocates have said that South Dakota’s ban, just like the bans in the other nine states, amounts to “discrimination” and may possibly be unconstitutional.“Instead of focusing on the real issues affecting the people of South Dakota, Gov.
