You Can’t Define Us: Tell Lawmakers to Stop Governing Gender

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We all know ourselves best. We don't need anyone to define us, to tell us who we are.

Yet that's exactly what some of our elected leaders are trying to do.

House Bill 1184, legislation that attempts to place antiquated gender assumptions as a rule of law, would label unique, complex South Dakotans by only their reproductive capabilities. By codifying definitions of "man" and "woman" into state law, this bill has sweeping consequences – everything from threatening state and local government contracts with businesses and organizations that do not define man and woman to erasing transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people from daily life and denying them equal protection.

Passing a law that conflicts with federal regulations just to target a small group of South Dakotans is outright bullying. Please help us send a message loud and clear to our legislators that South Dakotans oppose House Bill 1184.

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Senate Judiciary Committee

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We all know ourselves best. We don't need anyone to define us, to tell us who we are.

Yet that's exactly what some of our elected leaders are trying to do.

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Senate Judiciary Committee

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Subject Vote No on HB 1184

We all know ourselves best. We don't need anyone to define us, to tell us who we are.
Yet that's exactly what House Bill 1184 is trying to do - and why I'm asking you to oppose this legislation.

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This bill is nothing more than ideological rhetoric inserted into our state laws with little justification. Please oppose House Bill 1184.

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You Can’t Define Us: Tell Lawmakers to Stop Governing Gender

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