Noem proposes ban on transgender women from female sports

[discocrisco01]

Source: Associated Press

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she would propose a bill to ban transgender women and girls from participation in female school sports leagues.

The proposal, which will be considered during the legislative session in January, revives a debate in the Capitol that split Republicans last year. A similar bill ultimately died in March after the governor issued a “style and form veto” against it.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/sports-kristi-noem-legislature-south-dakota-e215eda856a54501c26f27abd6c8c9a1

[Grokenstein]

1. Caught with your paw in the cookie jar? "SQUIRREL!!"

[padah513]

17. Lol first thing I thought when I read the headline this morning

[samir.g]

3. that is transphobic and problematic as hell

n/t

[samir.g]

6. So take away her rights to appease fundies?

That's fucked up.

[samir.g]

8. "Transgender women shouldn't play womens sports."

That's a pretty crappy point.

[Lancero]

12. So in order to prevent LGBTQ rights from being set back years...

We need to let Republicans push LGBTQ rights back years?

[Lancero]

16. "Not the time for this fight."

Not the time. It's to soon. Your own words. You want to put things to a timetable, then fine - When you you think it will be the right time to fight for the LGBTQ community?

[Deuxcents]

4. This idea should have an early death in the SD debates

This is clearly discrimination and should be a non issue. There isn’t anything else they can legislate for the betterment of people in SD?

[Baked Potato]

9. Nicely timed trial balloon. Nt

[carpetbagger]

11. Does this include groveling for school supply money at the rink?

[AZLD4Candidate]

13. Republican caught with hands in cookie jar deflect to "liberal media" or throw cultists red meat

Every time. As predictable as sunrise.

[tirebiter]

15. She's afraid of testoserone at the target shooting competition

[spike jones]

18. Would weight and size categories for women's physical sports be fairer?

Like is done in boxing, football and others. We have little leagues, junior varsity and varsity in baseball and soccer.

[maxsolomon]

19. Would this impact a single South Dakotan?

884K population. This report from 2016 ( https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Trans-Adults-US-Aug-2016.pdf ) says there are 2150 Transgender residents in SD. Let's say that's 2500 5 years later, to be generous.

How many of them are teenage or college-age Trans Women who want to play women's sports? 0? 1? 5?

A solution in search of a problem.