South Dakota governor wants to remove collegiate sports from anti-trans athlete ban
metroweekly.comthe most vocal cheerleader of a bill to bar transgender athletes from competing in sports based on their gender identity, South Dakota Gov.
Kristi Noem (R) is urging lawmakers to change language in the bill to limit the ban to students attending primary and secondary schools.Following passage of a bill to bar transgender female athletes from competing in women’s sports, Noem tweeted that she was “excited to sign” the bill, but sent the measure back to the legislature late Friday with suggestions to change the language, as part of a maneuver known as a “style and form veto.”Noem told lawmakers in a letter that the bill’s approach to collegiate sports would be “unrealistic,” as it would directly counter what is currently NCAA policy.Under the.
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