SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Governor Kristi Noem defended her stance on womens’ and girls sports at a news conference in Sioux Falls today.
Noem issued a style and from veto of HB 1217 which would limit transgender females participation in sports, the governor added that she was also forming a coalition to defend her position across the country.
The South Dakota ACLU fired back at the governor calling her new coalition to defend Title IX and ban transgender women and girls from competing on teams that match their gender identity does little to ensure fairness in women’s sports, and that it was an attempt to erase transgender people from society.
The organization says Noems’ proposed style and form recommendations to HB1217 do not address the bill’s unlawful discrimination and still leave South Dakota open to litigation and economic fallout.
The ACLU stated they are currently weighing all options to ensure the constitutional rights of transgender women and girls in South Dakota are upheld.
(Todd Epp contributed to this report.)
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