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Bill defining ‘man’ and ‘woman’ advances in South Dakota Legislature
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (611+ words) (SOUTH DAKOTA SEARCHLIGHT) - Differing ideas about a person's sex and gender played out Friday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre as a legislative committee advanced a bill defining "man" and "woman." The Republican speaker of the state House of…...
Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument
1+ week, 4+ day ago (522+ words) The multicolored flag, one of the world's most well known emblems of LGBTQ+ rights, was quietly removed in recent days from a flagpole on the National Park Service-run site, which centers on a tiny park in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. It's…...
Bill would allow providers to deny services that violate their ‘conscience’
2+ week, 2+ day ago (527+ words) PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A bill is giving South Dakota's healthcare providers the option to avoid conducting services that violate their conscience. The provisions of House Bill 1153 prohibit the denial of services for emergencies, discrimination, and any existing rules they…...