PODCAST: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Disappoints on Trans Law

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has revealed multiple times that she lacks both wisdom and courage when it come to the issue of cross-sex impersonation. She just vetoed a bill (HB 1217)  that would have required participation in school athletics at all levels to correspond to objective, immutable biological sex rather than immaterial, subjective feelings about “maleness” and “femaleness.” In so doing, she failed girls, disappointed conservatives, and reneged on her enthusiastic and public commitment on March 8 to sign the bill. Noem has sent the bill back to the legislature with changes she says must be made in order …