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Braden Bradfield is a business owner, passionate advocate for civil liberties, and the 2018 Cheers to Liberty emcee.

Reina 'Boots' Parker is the Community Action Liaison for Sioux Falls Pride, formerly the Center for Equality. Boots advocates across the state for LGTBQ equality through eduation and community based events and programming.

Joshua is an independent bookstore manager with a passion for LGBTQ equality. In 2018, Joshua was a part of planning Pierre's first LGBTQ Pride Festival, marking the state's first Capital Pride.

The U.S. District Court deemed South Dakota’s deadline far too restrictive, and agreed that it infringed on the right to vote and the freedom to associate.

A successful challenge by the Libertarian Party and Constitution Party of South Dakota, and by four of their members, against South Dakota’s restrictions on the ability of third parties to place candidates on the ballot will cost the State more than $619,000 in legal expenses.

Chriss Gooding is from Colorado Springs, Colo., and is currently a patient accounts representative at Avera in Sioux Falls. In his spare time, Chriss has volunteered with the ACLU of South Dakota at events like the Sidewalk Arts Festival.

Just 4 percent of the world’s female population lives in the United States, but the U.S. accounts for more than 30 percent of the world’s incarcerated women.

Show your support of voting in favor of the addition of gender identity to Western Dakota Tech’s list of protected classes by emailing members of Rapid City Area Schools Board of Education ahead of their Monday meeting.

There are several upcoming opportunities to create the kind of future you want for you, your family and your community. Don’t miss it! Get out and vote like your rights depend on it.