In one fell swoop, the Republican state of South Dakota has become hell for trans students
State lawmakers have passed two bills banning trans students from playing sports and accessing school restrooms, and more. The first anti-trans bill passed by the state House of Representatives was Senate Bill 46 (SB46), which passed with a vote of 50 representatives in favour and 17 against. The second bill, House Bill 1005 (HB10005), passed with 38 votes in favour and 29 against.
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Let’s look at South Dakota’s anti-transgender legislation in more detail.
SB46 requires all trans students to play team sports that match their biological birth sex and this ban will also apply to schools accredited by the state. This ban will also apply to schools accredited by the state. This law will marginalize all trans students in all sports, with serious repercussions on their health and social lives.
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HB1005, on the other hand, prohibits trans students from using and accessing various public school facilities – such as showers, toilets, changing rooms and even bedrooms for overnight trips – based on their birth sex and not their gender.
South Dakota’s Republican Governor Kristi Noem and legislators will certainly not stop at these two anti-trans laws. South Dakota is the latest state in the union to pass these particular anti-trans laws, along with: Idaho, Montana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and West Virginia.