The ACLU of South Dakota's Communications Director would love to speak with you. Janna Farley handles queries from reporters on local, state, and national civil liberties issues. ACLU of South Dakota team members can provide information and assist journalists by lending important perspectives on issues such as LGBTQ advocacy, abortion rights, criminal justice reform, and more. Contact Janna directly at jfarley@aclu.org.
By singling out transgender women and girls and enacting a sweeping ban on participation in athletics, Senate Bill 46 violates both the United States Constitution and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act.
South Dakotans should not be forced to carry pregnancies against their will, but Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed legislation would do exactly that, depriving them of the ability to make decisions about their body and future.
Senate Bill 46 is not about leveling the playing field for student athletes. It’s about erasing and excluding trans people from participation in all aspects of public life.
Politicians and state agencies should not insert themselves into the doctor-patient relationship.
Senate Bill 46 attempts to solve a problem that does not exist while slamming the door shut for transgender student athletes to fully participate in their school communities.
The ACLU of South Dakota will be monitoring a wide variety of bills and will focus on three main issue areas: abortion access and reproductive freedom, defending free speech and opposing classroom censorship, and LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit equality.