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It’s impossible to overstate the harms the MMIP epidemic has had -- and continues to have -- on the lives of Native people across South Dakota and across the country.
Join ACLU of South Dakota Advocacy Manager Jett Jonelis and Indigenous Justice Organizer Candi Brings Plenty for The Fight Ahead, a virtual conversation designed to answer questions about the 2021 session and provide details on what people can do now to make a difference next year.
House Bill 1217, legislation that would ban women and girls from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity, violates both the United States Constitution and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act.
New coalition, like House Bill 1217, is simply an attempt to erase transgender people from society and violates the United States Constitution and federal civil rights laws.