LGBTQ advocates see a pattern in the legislation’s defeat. Although South Dakota, a conservative stronghold, has long served as a testing ground for anti-LGBTQ proposals, these bills inch a little further away from passing every year. - NBCOUT
A protester unfurls a banner outside the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, as LGBT advocates protested a bill that would ban gender conformation medical treatments for children under 16.Mark Geary had a lot of hands to shake on Monday. Geary drove to the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre to hear lawmakers debate a bill that would prevent young people under the age of 16 — like his child, Aerin — from receiving medication or surgery to affirm their gender identity.
"I'm not glad that we went through this, but the unintended consequence is that it has created a space where LGBTQ people have stood up and said, 'This is our state, too.'"The bill is at least the third time in five years that legislation opposed by transgender advocates has been defeated in South Dakota after passing one or both state houses. Former Gov.
“As Americans have the opportunity to get to know LGBT people, they come to support us,” Kasey Suffredini, CEO of, told NBC News. “We saw it with marriage, we saw it with bathroom bans, and we’re seeing it now in the context of attacking transgender young people. When they see that lawmakers are introducing these bills, people show up at the Capitol, they lobby against them, and the bills die — and they die quicker every year.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Bill banning gender reassignment treatments for transgender youth fails in South DakotaA South Dakota bill that aimed to limit gender reassignment surgeries for transgender youth failed to gain enough support Monday in a state Senate committee.
Les mer »
‘The Lost Daughter’: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson & Peter Sarsgaard Set For Maggie Gyllenhaal’s EFM-Bound Directorial DebutOscar-winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Jessie Buckley (Chernobyl), Dakota Johnson (Bad Times At The El Royale) and Peter Sarsgaard (Jackie) are set to star in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directo…
Les mer »
Bill banning gender reassignment treatments for transgender youth fails in South DakotaA South Dakota bill that aimed to limit gender reassignment surgeries for transgender youth failed to gain enough support Monday in a state Senate committee.
Les mer »
Bill Murray Rips Fan's Tequila Shot Mid-Round At Golf Pro-Am, Hilarious Video!Here's the best shot Bill Murray had at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am this past weekend ...
Les mer »
Gucci Opened Its First L.A. Restaurant With a Party for the Cool KidsFrom Gwyneth Paltrow to Dakota Johnson and Saoirse Ronan, stars gathered on the rooftop terrace of Gucci’s Rodeo Drive store to celebrate the opening.
Les mer »
Bill Murray Fixed His Bad Putt with Epic Violation at Golf Tournament — But the Crowd Loved ItBill Murray took matters into his own hands while playing in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday
Les mer »