HRC to air ad shaming Gov. Asa Hutchinson during Arkansas’ “March Madness” game
Reeves and Hutchinson have already signed bills into law to that effect, and Lee appears poised to follow suit.Noem previously said she’d sign a ban into effect, but recently sent a similar bill back to the legislature, asking them to remove restrictions on collegiate athletics, for fear of incurring backlash from the NCAA, whose policies allow transgender athletes to compete after a year of hormone therapy and being stable in their transition.The NCAA previously yanked seven sports championships from North Carolina in 2016 after passage of an anti-transgender “bathroom bill” in that state, and is currently being pressured by more than 540 student-athletes who signed onto a letter asking the organization to cancel or relocate championships