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Transformation Project ADVOCACY NETWORK is here to share transgender rights news to help you stay informed of matters that may affect your rights

Advocacy group forms to fight 'repeated legislative attacks' on transgender people

Argus Leader, Trevor J. Mitchell, January 28, 2021

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2021/01/28/group-forms-fight-repeated-transgender-people-south-dakota/4293034001/

 

2021 Legislative Session

Trans People Belong in SD: a Legislative Re-Cap

Kevin Gonzalez, Dakota News Now, Feb. 13, 2021

https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2021/02/14/several-organizations-host-online-forum-about-transgender-bills/

South Dakota Unanimously Kills Anti-Trans Birth Certificate Bill in Bipartisan Decision

Nico Lang, Them, Feb. 5, 2021

https://www.them.us/story/south-dakota-kills-anti-trans-birth-certificate-bill?fbclid=IwAR3rTEXoWinNIkwo8fIcciiZu-PUOnVVG9A7rRmpmS-MxyVAkPfk3E-jWo0

https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2021/02/14/several-organizations-host-online-forum-about-transgender-bills/

Senate committee rejects bill to prohibit trans people from changing gender on birth certificates

Morgen Matzen, Rapid City Journal, Feb. 5, 2021

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/state-and-regional/senate-committee-rejects-bill-to-prohibit-trans-people-from-changing-gender-on-birth-certificates/article_6877bd90-92b0-5330-963e-585b75c58285.html?utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2-fGxHqc4OMsrmIGzccIiHwJGdUOBYHoWn3T_wBClV1XS9nrOWEn7Agf8

 

Senate committee kills bill requiring biological sex to remain on birth certificates

Danielle Ferguson, Argus Leader, Feb. 5, 2021

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2021/02/05/senate-committee-kills-bill-would-have-banned-birth-certificate-sex-marker-changes/4395523001/

South Dakota House advances bill requiring biological sex on birth certificates

Danielle Ferguson, Argus Leader, Jan. 27, 2021

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2021/01/27/south-dakota-house-advances-disrespectful-bill-requiring-biological-sex-birth-certificates/4268024001/

House advance bill on new transgender regulation

Kevin Gonzalez, Dakota News Now, Jan. 27, 2021

https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2021/01/28/house-advance-bill-on-new-transgender-regulation/

Transformation Project Coverage in South Dakota Newspapers

Eye on KELOLAND: Nonprofit Empowering Transgender Youths

Max Hofer, January 9, 2020

https://www.keloland.com/news/eye-on-keloland/eye-on-keloland-nonprofit-empowering-transgender-youths/

 

'I know who I want to be': Nonprofit for Transgender Youth Launches in South Dakota

Argus Leader, Trevor J. Mitchell, October 25, 2019

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2019/10/25/nonprofit-transgender-youth-launches-south-dakota-lgbtq/2453972001/

 

Transgender Young People in South Dakota Will Have New Nonprofit to Turn to for Help

Argus Leader, Lisa Kaczke, October 23, 2019.

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https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/23/transgender-young-people-south-dakota-have-new-nonprofit-turn-help/4069984002/

 

 

Transformation Project Launches to Defend Young Transgender South Dakotans

Dakota Free Press, Cory Allen Heidelberger, September 3, 2019

https://dakotafreepress.com/2019/09/03/transformation-project-launches-to-defend-young-transgender-south-dakotans/

Legislation Affecting Transgender Youth

How a Biden Presidency Could Advance Transgender Rights - and Lead to Backlash 

Washington Post, Samantha Schmidt and Emily Wax Thibodeaux, November 17, 2020

 

In South Dakota, A Budding Transgender Movement is Taking on Conservative Lawmakers — And Winning

Argus Leader, Emily Wax Thibodeaux, February 10, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/transgender-movement-finds-unlikely-hub-in-south-dakota/2020/02/10/3d9465f2-4b71-11ea-bf44-f5043eb3918a_story.html?arc404=true

In South Dakota, Trans Youth Just Want Health Care and Peace. Politicians Are Making That Difficult.

NBC News, Ben Kesslen, Februrary 9, 2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/south-dakota-trans-youth-just-want-health-care-peace-politicians-n1131791

More Than 600 Bills Could Shape the Future for Queer Americans This Year

New Now Next, Kate Sosin, February 6, 2020

http://www.newnownext.com/600-bills-could-shape-future-for-queer-americans-in-2020/02/2020/

 

8 States Are Trying to Make the Medical Treatment of Trans Kids a Crime

Vice, Nico Lang, February 5, 2020

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5x5jq/8-states-are-trying-to-make-the-medical-treatment-of-trans-kids-a-crime

 

Protest of Legislature's Transgender Bills Scheduled in Sioux Falls

Argus Leader, Trevor Mitchell, February 1, 2020

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2020/01/30/protest-legislatures-transgender-bills-scheduled-sioux-falls/2853720001/

 

Bills Like South Dakota’s Are Based On Myths About Trans Health Care. Here Are The Facts.

Bustle, Jo Yurcaba, January 29, 2020

https://www.bustle.com/p/7-myths-about-trans-health-care-debunked-by-trans-people-doctors-21749708

 

Doctors Could Face Criminal Charges for Treating Transgender Teens

New York Times, Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith, January 27, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/south-dakota-transgender.html

 

A New Bill Would Make It A Felony To Provide Gender-Affirming Care To Trans Youth

Bustle, Jo Yurcaba, January 22, 2020

https://www.bustle.com/p/a-south-dakota-bill-would-criminalize-trans-minors-health-care-20574974

 

Why Some Fear South Dakota's Transgender Bill Will Hurt Kids

Argus Leader, Trevor Mitchell, January 22, 2020

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2020/01/22/why-some-fear-south-dakotas-transgender-bill-will-hurt-kids-legislature-hb-1057/4540464002/

https://www.nbcnews.com/otas-transgender-bill-will-hurt-kids-legislature-hb-1057/4540464002/

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