Trans group sues South Dakota governor over yanked grant funding

Governor Kristi Noem speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida – 19 December 2020
Photo: Gage Skidmore – Wikimedia Commons

A trans advocacy group is suing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) after the state ended its contract with the organization, resulting in its loss of a $136,000 grant.

The Transformation Project claims the canceled contract was discrimination, while Noem’s administration says the group did not meet the terms of its contract and also that Gov. Noem never consented to the contract being signed. In addition to Noem, the lawsuit names the head of the state’s Department of Health.

“We believe that our contract was not broken and that the State’s claims against us are unfounded,” the organization’s director, Susan Williams, told the Associated Press, adding that the cancellation of the contract was “uncalled for and was, in fact, discrimination.”

The grant lost by the organization would have allowed it to hire a community health worker, according to local CBS affiliate KELO.

“We’re very concerned with the state’s actions and particularly…

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