SOUTH DAKOTA - Transgender athletes are currently allowed to participate in high school sports in South Dakota as their true gender and not what is listed on their birth certificates. This decision was made last year by The South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA).

However, Legislator and Republican Roger Hunt is saying that his state hasn’t, “adopted the East Coast culture. We haven’t adopted the West Coast culture. We maintain our own culture.”

Hunt has put forth a proposal that if passed through legislation would require trans athletes genitals to be inspected and examined before they can participate in any sports program. He has stated that he believes that gender begins at conception, and only a birth certificate can document the distinction between male and female.

Right wing politicians in South Dakota have been trying to knock down the trans-inclusive sports decision of the SDHSAA, hoping to void it out altogether.

Rep. Kris Langer has said about the equal transgender sports policy, “This definitely is a minority population we’re addressing… It’s such a small group to be legislating. No policy, or rescinding this, is the best.”

In another attempt to exclude trans athletes from participating in sports as their true gender, South Dakota Rep. Jim Bolin in February said that the association, “decided to essentially question the validity of birth documents in the state of South Dakota.”

Many legislators have tried to overturn the non-discrimination policy, but have failed because they weren’t able to get approval from the Senate.

Those against allowing transgender kids to participate in sports are concerned about the structure of the locker room.

The Minnesota Child Protection League advertised their disapproval of the inclusive policy in a television campaign , asking viewers if they would want their daughter to shower with a “male.”

The association will review the inclusive policy this week, and opponents will then most likely argue their case for genital inspections.