Thu Feb 3, 2022 – 7:05 pm EST
PIERRE, South Dakota (LifeSiteNews) – South Dakota became the first state to prohibit biological males from women’s and girls sports in 2021 with a law signed this evening by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem.
“This bill has been an important priority for a lot of the people behind me,” Noem said at a signing ceremony Thursday, “and I appreciate all of their hard work in making sure that girls will always have the opportunity to play in girls sports in South Dakota and have an opportunity for a level playing field.”
The South Dakota House passed SB 46 in a 50-17 vote Tuesday, sending it to the governor’s desk. The bill requires public K-12 schools and colleges to designate sports according to biological sex and bans gender-confused males from competing against female athletes.
“Only female students, based on their biological sex, may participate in any team, sport, or athletic event designated as being for females, women, or girls,” the bill states. Students must verify their sex with a birth certificate issued at or near the time of their birth.
SB 46 allows students to bring civil lawsuits against schools
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