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PIERRE, South Dakota, March 17, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — South Dakota is just one of approximately two dozen states that are passing bills to ban transgender students from participating in middle and high school sports outside their biological sex. South Dakota HB 1217, which was delivered to Gov. Kristi Noem (R) on March 10, also covers sports in higher education under the Board of Regents. The bill includes at least six public universities in South Dakota.
The language of HB 1217 states in part, “A team or sport designated as being female is available only to participants who are female, based on their biological sex.”
Pressure from the left is mounting against the South Dakota legislation. South Dakota Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Lobbyist David Owen called House Bill 1217 “the worst bill that passed this session.” Owen argued that the bill “professes to protect women’s sports, but is really just a flat ban against transgender participation.”
Notorious leftist Alyssa Milano tweeted, “Across the country, 26 states have introduced over 75 bills attacking transgender people – primarily young
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