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Transformation Project Advocacy Network
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We advocate for the dignity and well-being of transgender South Dakotans.
www.transadvocacysd.org
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility!🏳️‍⚧️✨️ A day to honor transgender voices, celebrate their authenticity, and recognize their contributions to the world. Visibility is powerful—it fosters understanding, challenges prejudice, and creates space for everyone to live authentically without fear.
March 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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🏳️‍⚧️ Happy TDOV! We'll see you tonight to rally together in community. Listen to speakers and make your voice heard.

📅Monday, March 31st
🕕️6:30pm - 7:30pm
📍at Van Eps Park
300 N Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD

Or watch the TDOV rally from anywhere on Zoom! Sign up here us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Thank you for showing up at the community support rally yesterday in Sioux Falls despite the freezing weather! It’s so heartening to see our community come together to support each other & continue to make it known that we oppose anti-trans legislation like HB 1259.
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📷 by Everett Palmer Creative
March 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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📢 BREAKING: Governor Rhoden has officially signed HB1259 into law.
We are incredibly heartbroken to learn that Gov. Rhoden signed HB 1259 into law yesterday, behind closed doors. The "Bathroom Ban" will go into effect on July 1, 2025.

This is not the end—this is a call to action. 🌈✊
March 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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📢 BREAKING: Governor Rhoden has officially signed HB1259 into law.

This bill is yet another attack on our transgender, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse community in South Dakota. We are deeply disappointed—but we are not backing down.

This is not the end—this is a call to action. 🌈✊
March 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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We are incredibly heartbroken to learn that Gov. Rhoden signed HB 1259 into law yesterday, behind closed doors. The "Bathroom Ban" will go into effect on July 1, 2025.

Read the statement here news.sd.gov/news?id=news...
March 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Rapid City! This Sunday, show up to the trans community and make your voice heard! Tell Gov. Rhoden to Veto HB 1259!
March 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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🚨 Action Alert! 🚨 Show up this weekend at our Stop the Bathroom Ban Rally and show Governor Rhoden that we want him to VETO HB 1259 - AKA The Bathroom Ban.
🚫HB 1259 is a dangerous bill that restricts bathroom access for transgender individuals in SD.
March 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Trans Day of Visibility is around the corner, and we are celebrating TDOV two ways!✨️
A person stands facing away and holds a trans flag above their head. Text "Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility. Sunday, March 30th, Sharing Joy. Prism Community Center, Sioux Falls, SD. 1pm to 4pm. A person stands facing away and holds a trans flag above their head. Text "Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility. Monday March 31st. Rally. Van Eps Park, Sioux Falls, SD. 6:30pm to 7:30pm. TDOV."
March 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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We are celebrating TDOV two ways!✨️

🏳️‍⚧️ First up, for trans folks and their families, a day of community, games, art, and discussion all centered around sharing our trans joy!

🏳️‍⚧️ And on TDOV itself we will be outside to rally together in community. More details coming soon!!
A person stands facing away and holds a trans flag above their head. Text "Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility. Sunday, March 30th, Sharing Joy. Prism Community Center, Sioux Falls, SD. 1pm to 4pm. Monday March 31st. Rally. Van Eps Park, Sioux Falls, SD. 6pm to 7pm. TDOV."
March 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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"In response to President Trump’s Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government executive order, VA announced today that it will phase out medical treatments for gender dysphoria."

Full statement from VA News news.va.gov/press-room/v...
March 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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House Bill 1259 with amendment passes the House and is now going to the Governor's Desk. We hope that the Governor will see how harmful and discriminatory this bill is.

We know this news is incredibly difficult to hear, but we will keep advocating for the trans community all the way.
March 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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🚨Action Alert!! HB 1259, aka the Bathroom bill, was just passed as amended by the Senate and now goes back to the House Floor. Contact your House Representatives NOW and demand they VOTE NO ON HB 1259!

Find your representative here sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/...
March 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED!⁠
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The dangerous Bathroom Bill (HB 1259) will be heard today on the Senate Floor! If it passes, it will go to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law.⁠
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Call the capitol at 605-773-3851 and leave a message for your senator!
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Make your voice heard before it’s too late! ⁠⁠
March 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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🚨 URGENT ACTION NEEDED ON THE BATHROOM BILL 🚨
This bill is a direct attack on trans and gender-diverse individuals, stripping away basic rights and dignity. We must take this seriously.
✍️ Write your Senator – Tell them to vote NO on HB 1259 - Find your Senator here sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/...
March 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Tune in now to watch live coverage of the South Dakota House of Representatives where they will hear HB 1259 and HB 1260, two bills that are dangerous attacks on trans people. Thank you to those who reached out to their legislators to urge them to vote no on these bills!!

Watch here www.sd.net
The South Dakota Network
The South Dakota Network provides live access to South Dakota's government.
www.sd.net
February 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Incredible news!

The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.

The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.

ACLU statement here:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2025 CONTACT Gillian Branstetter, gbranstetter@aclu.org Tom Warnke, twarnke@lambdalegal.org BALTIMORE – In a victory for transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers, a federal district court today issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a Trump administration executive order attempting to shut down access nationwide to gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 19. The decision by Judge Brendan Hurson was issued from the bench with a written order to come soon. The nationwide restraining order prohibits federal agencies from conditioning or withholding federal funding based on the fact that a healthcare entity or health professional provides gender-affirming medical care to a patient under nineteen. “Good and decent parents of transgender kids should never be in the frightening position of having their child’s prescribed, medically necessary care canceled at the whim and threat of a politician. But that’s exactly what President Trump’s executive order did to PFLAG families with trans youth and young adults nationwide,” said Brian K. Bond (he/him), Chief Executive Officer of PFLAG National. “Today’s decision rights a grievous wrong to our nation's families and children, and PFLAG families will be vigilant to ensure our transgender loved ones receive the healthcare they need—as this legal ruling demands.” “Forcing providers to withhold medically-necessary, evidence-based care not only threatens patient health and well-being, but also undermines the integrity of our healthcare system in its entirety,” said Alex Sheldon (they/them), GLMA executive director. “Today's intervention by the court underscores the cruelty and recklessness that is embedded in this order and affirms our commitment to resist the administration’s extremist agenda that targets trans and non-binary young people and privileges political ideology over medical expertise. We are hopeful that… In the first week after the order was signed, some hospitals across the country — in Massachusetts, Maryland, Washington, Colorado, and Virginia at least — abruptly halted medical care for transgender people under age 19, canceling appointments and turning away patients, including some who had been receiving this care for most of their life. This prompted protests of support for transgender youth and in opposition to the order nationwide. On Feb. 4, a lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, the ACLU of Maryland, and law firms Jenner & Block and Hogan Lovells on behalf of transgender young adults and adolescents and their families whose health care has been disrupted by President Trump’s order. Also joining the case as plaintiffs are PFLAG National, the nation’s largest organization supporting LGBTQ+ people and their families, with over 550,000 members and supporters and nearly 350 chapters across the country; and GLMA, the country’s largest organization of LGBTQ and allied health professionals. "Across the country, this unlawful order from the president has sown fear among transgender youth and confusion among their providers,” said Joshua Block, senior staff attorney for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project. “But today’s decision should restore both their access to healthcare and protections under the Constitution. Providers who’ve suspended healthcare for their transgender patients should be left with no doubt that they can lift those suspensions and continue to provide healthcare and act in their best medical judgment without risking their funding or worse. “The president’s orders sought to take away from transgender young people the very care that they, their families, and their medical providers all agree is best for them – medical care that is evidence-based and well-established. But these decisions are for patients, their families, and their doctors to make, not for politicians or Washington bureaucrats,” said Omar Gonzale…
February 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Say it with us: Transgender and nonbinary people deserve access to medically sound health care! 🗣️ ️🏳️‍⚧️
February 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Join us for "What Can You Do?" – a Legislative Session Crash Course to learn how YOU can take action!
📅 Friday, February 7
⏰ 6 – 7PM
📍 Virtual Event – Join from anywhere!
New to advocacy or seasoned pro, we'll give you the tools you need to show up and speak out.

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February 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Read our statement on the executive order banning gender-affirming care for youth - www.transadvocacysd.org/news/stateme...
Statement on Executive Order Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Youth — Transformation Project Advocacy Network
The administration issued an executive order banning gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary youth under the age of 19, and we fully expect this to be challenged in court.
www.transadvocacysd.org
January 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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There have been multiple reports of denied passports and threats of supporting information like changed birth certificates being confiscated. Documents may be at risk if visiting a Passport office to update gender marker or renew a previously amended passport.
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Want to support the 3rd Annual TPAN Gala but can’t sponsor financially right now? You can still help by donating items for our silent auction!

📧 To donate, email Maisy at [email protected] for more details. Let’s make this gala one to remember!
A starry sky and a pocket watch in the sand. Text "A Night In the Cosmos. Call for Donated Auction Items. 3rd Annual TPAN Fundraising Gala. March 7th, 2025. Monick Yards, Sioux Falls, SD. Held to raise fund for TPAN's critical work advocating for the transgender community in South Dakota."
January 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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aclu.org
President Trump’s day one attacks on transgender rights are a sign of what’s to come.

The fight for all of our rights is interconnected.
Trump’s Anti-Trans Attacks Won’t Stop With Us
Chase Strangio explains the significance of President Donald Trump's attacks on the rights of transgender Americans.
time.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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"President Donald Trump’s recent executive order declaring that the U.S. recognizes “only two sexes, male and female,” will not impact passports issued before the start of his term to transgender and nonbinary people that have their preferred gender or “X” marker....
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Notus.org
January 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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"Transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals are being targeted by our government, and we need ally's now more than ever. While the slew of Executive Orders are alarming, it's important to remember that Executive Orders do not create new laws without congressional approval and can be revoked or challenged in court. Together, we can stand against these attacks and create a future where everyone, regardless of their gender identity, is treated with dignity and respect. Change is driven by people coming together, raising their voices, and taking action—and your allyship can make all the difference. Let’s continue to support, uplift, and fight for the rights and humanity of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. We are stronger together, and together, we can overcome." -Susan Williams, Executive Director
January 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM