Press Releases

ACLU of South Dakota Commends Decision to Defer House Bill 1205 to the 41st Day

The ACLU of South Dakota opposed House Bill 1205, a bill that would have given a parent the right to refuse consent to health care treatment of any kind to support gender transition of a minor child.

ACLU of South Dakota Urges Lawmakers to Stop Hurting Transgender Youth

The ACLU of South Dakota opposes House Bill 1108, legislation that would codify discrimination against transgender youth and thwart teachers, administrators and counselors from creating a safe and welcoming educational environment for all students in our public schools.

Trio of Bills Seeks to Codify Discrimination Against Transgender Youth in South Dakota

The ACLU of South Dakota opposes House Bills 1108, 1205 and 1225, three bills that would codify discrimination against transgender youth in South Dakota.

ACLU of South Dakota Opposes House Bill 1108

The ACLU of South Dakota opposes House Bill 1108, a bill that would prohibit gender identity or gender expression instruction to any student in kindergarten through seventh grade in South Dakota’s public schools.

ACLU of South Dakota Commends Decision to Defer Senate Bill 49 to the 41st Day

No one is harmed by allowing transgender people to compete consistent with who they are.

ACLU of South Dakota opposes Senate Bill 49

The ACLU of South Dakota opposes Senate Bill 49, a bill that would void the policy by the SDHSAA to ensure that transgender student athletes can participate in high school sports and would instead restrict participation in athletic activities to the gender listed on a person's birth certificate.

Civil Rights Organizations Urge Eighth Circuit to Accept Appeal of Man Who May Have Been Sentenced to Death Because He is Gay

Civil Rights Organizations Urge Eighth Circuit to Accept Appeal of Man Who May Have Been Sentenced to Death Because He is Gay