{"id":56041,"date":"2023-02-12T16:47:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T21:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kristi-noem-sued-by-transgender-group-after-she-canceled-contract-56041"},"modified":"2023-02-12T16:47:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T21:47:29","slug":"kristi-noem-sued-by-transgender-group-after-she-canceled-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kristi-noem-sued-by-transgender-group-after-she-canceled-contract-56041","title":{"rendered":"Kristi Noem sued by transgender group after she canceled contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A transgender activist group in South Dakota is suing Republican Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/kristi-noem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristi Noem<\/a> after she canceled a contract with the group and disavowed its efforts in December.<\/p>\n<p>The Transformation Project filed a lawsuit Friday against Noem and South Dakota Secretary of Health Melissa Madstadt alleging discrimination after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gov-noem-terminates-contract-transgender-advocacy-group-dividing-our-youth-with-radical-ideologies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancellation caused<\/a> the group to lose a nearly $136,000 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Susan Williams, director of the Transformation Project, said the loss of the grant was &#8220;uncalled for and was, in fact, discrimination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe that our contract was not broken and that the State\u2019s claims against us are unfounded,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trans-lives-matter-protesters-occupy-oklahoma-state-capitol-our-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2018TRANS LIVES MATTER\u2019 PROTESTERS OCCUPY OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITOL: \u2018THIS IS OUR HOUSE!\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noem spokesperson Ian Fury said in December that the contract with the\u00a0Transformation Project had been signed without Noem\u2019s knowledge or consent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office has also said the organization did not meet all the terms of its contract, such as providing quarterly reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/south-dakota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Dakota<\/a> does not support this organization\u2019s efforts, and state government should not be participating in them,&#8221; Noem said in a statement at the time. &#8220;We should not be dividing our youth with radical ideologies. We should treat every single individual equally as a human being.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/idaho-schools-instructed-keep-parents-dark-students-gender-name-transitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IDAHO SCHOOLS INSTRUCTED TO KEEP PARENTS IN DARK ABOUT STUDENT&#8217;S GENDER, NAME TRANSITIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The termination came after The Daily Signal and Alpha News reported on the Transformation Project&#8217;s &#8220;Gender Identity Summit&#8221; hosted by a South Dakota health care provider.<\/p>\n<p>The summit included sessions on &#8220;Transgender Cultural Competency&#8221; and &#8220;Learning to Address Implicit Bias Towards LGBTQ+ &amp; 2S Patients.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Johnson, an attorney representing the group, said Friday the contract\u2019s cancellation was unconstitutional and unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even our state government is not above the rule of law, and we stand with the Transformation Project in this important constitutional challenge,&#8221; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office and state Department of Health did not respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s requests for comment Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News\u2019 Adam Shaw and The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kristi-noem-sued-by-transgender-group-after-she-canceled-contract\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kristi-noem-sued-by-transgender-group-after-she-canceled-contract <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A transgender activist group in South Dakota is suing Republican Gov. 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