HB 1259 restricts trans people from using bathrooms that match their gender identity and will take effect July 1. Local ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill into law Friday that restricts transgender people's use of communal facilities ...

Dennis Daugaard. Samantha Chapman, advocacy manager at the ACLU of South Dakota, said the organization is exploring its options against the law. “This is a really painful law,” Chapman said.

The bill from 2016, House Bill 1008, was vetoed by former Gov. Dennis Daugaard after he met with several trans individuals from all different walks of life who encouraged him to change his mind ...