>> laura, the primary sponsor of the south dakota bill is republican state senator jim bolin who prior to becoming a state lawmaker was a high school athletic director for ten years. bolin says it's all about fair competition and its pattern after rules and taxes which require that students participate on sports teams that correspond with the listed on their birth certificate saying "this has nothing to do with bathrooms, locker rooms, or shower rooms. it only has to do with the eligibility for athletic competition." the south dakota high school activities association and the south dakota aclu plan to fight the bill with the aclu saying "participation in athletic activities has a widespread positive impact on the social, physical, and emotional well-being of students and provides kids with lessons about self-discipline, teamwork, perseverance, success and failure." in an op-ed for out magazine, transgender olympic athlete chris bowsher said this about the south dakota bill "like other...