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Editorial: Kill House Bill 1215

Editorial: Kill House Bill 1215

February 2, 2020February 4, 2020 Volante Staff0Tagged American Psychological Association, conversion therapy, gay marriage, gender, HB 1215, House Bill 1215, LBGTQAI+, Republican, Republican lawmaker Tony Randolph, South Dakota legislature, Tony Randolph, trans, trans youth, transgender

It’s evident that South Dakota as a government is against the LGBTQ+ community and they continue to show their disdain by creating legislation directly attacking their rights. House Bill 1215 was introduced last week and aims to strip rights from the LGBTQ+ community. One of the most controversial policies is not recognizing gay marriage, which […]

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House Bill 1057 does everything but protect trans youth

Opinion

House Bill 1057 does everything but protect trans youth

February 2, 2020February 4, 2020 Krista Honomichl0Tagged Corey Brown, Government, House Bill 1057, Jon Hansen, Krista Honomichl, Opinion, puberty blockers, Rep. Jon Hansen, SD Planned Parenthood, south dakota, The National Institute of Health and Current Opinion of Pediatricians, The Volante, The World Professional Association of Transgender Health, trans, trans youth, transgender, Vulnerable Child Protection Act

On Jan. 29, with 46 yeas and 23 nays, HB 1057 passed the SD House of Representatives, and now its fate rests in the SD Senate. Now, with a name like the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, you might be thinking we ought to be protecting our children from the meth epidemic, neglect and abuse and […]

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