#TransRights – The Volante

New bill to make gender affirmation surgeries and procedures illegal

January 27, 2020February 12, 2021 Chloe Fullenkamp0Tagged #TransRights, bill, house, pierre, senate, transgender

Lawmakers in Pierre began the first set of hearings on Monday to decide on a new bill that will, if passed, affect doctors and transgender minors. The bill would make it a first-class misdemeanor if doctors conduct gender affirmation surgeries and treatments The Vulnerable Child Protection Act (VCPA), also known as House Bill 1057, is […]

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MLK Day: Nonviolence is not inaction

January 19, 2020January 21, 2020 Micci Abbott0Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, #TransRights, Civil Rights Movement, March for Our Lives, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, Time's Up

The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy annually inspires acts of service, education and unity across the nation when we are encouraged to take a, “day on, not a day off,” in his honor. The positivity that now surrounds King and his life’s work is a stark difference to the disapproval rating of almost […]

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