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South Dakota Governor Vetoes Discriminatory Bill Targeting Transgender Children

Rebecca Lawrence March 1, 2016 America, LGBTQ

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill that would have required transgender students in public schools to use bathrooms based on their gender at birth.
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South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed a controversial bill today that would have forced transgender students to use school bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to the gender they were assigned at birth. South Dakota HB 1008 received nationwide attention in recent weeks for its initiative to deny transgender students of civil …