“The state had pulled our funding for the community health worker program here at the Transformation Project right after I had started in the position," Fonder said. "Gov. Noem was not okay with the people that we were serving with that, so she decided to pull our funding.”

By Samantha Chapman and South Dakota Searchlight: “We don’t co-parent with our legislators. Why are they making medical decisions for our kids?”

SDPB Public Radio: “The first Friday of legislative session marked LGBTQ+ equality, visibility and advocacy day in the capital. It’s an effort to promote awareness and cooperation between the community and lawmakers”

In 2023, the South Dakota Legislature passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. We ask Elizabeth Broekemeier, the parent of a transgender teen, how it impacted her family.

Simplified: In recent months, Sioux Falls has seen several new resources for the LGBTQ+ community, including the state's first-ever LGBTQ+ Christian ministry – Shepherd's Table.

This is a great article about how some of the legislation in South Dakota this year has impacted the Indigenous queer community. ⁠

South Dakota’s only LGBTQ2S+ community center opened it’s doors last week.

South Dakota LGBTQ & 2S highschool juniors and seniors! Are you interested in serving as a page during the 2024 legislative session?

On Friday, a gathering was held at Van Eps Park in downtown Sioux Falls to protest the passing of House Bill 1080, which went into effect on July 1 and prohibits certain medical and surgical interventions on minor patients.

Local transgender support nonprofit responds to HB 1080 taking effect.