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Olivia, a 17-year-old junior at Century High School in Bismarck, is committed to making North Dakota better for everyone – which is why she’s active with Student Advocates of North Dakota and more.

The fight to defend trans athletes' rights in North Dakota will require rooting out the inaccurate beliefs underlying harmful policies sweeping through state legislatures. 

North Dakota lawmakers have zeroed in on trans students with House Bill 1298 which seeks to make it harder for them to participate in athletics.

Opponents of trans rights have moved from attacking trans students in restrooms to attacking trans students in sports.

For most athletes, it's not just about winning or losing. It's about playing the game.

Truman Hamburger is a junior at Dickinson High School and co-founder of the Student Advocates of North Dakota. At school, he’s involved in speech and Student Congress – an extracurricular activity he’s been involved with for the last five years.

We the People is a blog series that features the stories of members, supporters, volunteers, and allies of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota. Together we are accomplishing critical work in our state to protect and advance civil liberties across the midwest and beyond.

Having an accurate ID should be a right for everybody, whether you’re trans, cis, or nonbinary. 

Issues that matter most to North Dakotans are being ignored as some legislators continue to attack the LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit community and erode their rights with bills that stoke fear and hatred amid discriminatory rhetoric.