We had a new sleeping arrangement last night, letting Frances sleep with us in the double bed. Normally we are co-sleepers–on a king bed at home–and this way we could leave the table set up instead of dismantling it for Frances’s Pack-n-Play. For me the new sleeping setup was a disaster. I woke up every fifteen minutes, it seemed. Frances woke up a lot, too, and every time she did, I did.

So until our computer batteries die, which will be soon, we are taking advantage of the Wi-Fi at Mystery Mountain RV Resort. Mystery Mountain, incidentally, also has Wi-Fi that works (if not dryers).

LGBT rights in South Dakota:

• Same-sex marriage is banned by constitutional amendment as of 2006 when Amendment C passed, 52% to 48%. The amendment states, “Only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in South Dakota. The uniting of two or more persons in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other quasi-marital relationship shall not be valid or recognized in South Dakota.” [via CNN, HRC] This is not a wide margin, and according to Nate Silver, the amendment would fail at the polls today.
• A same-sex partner may make medical decisions for you as a “close friend.” However, again, others have priority: adult children, parents, adult siblings.
• Any adult may adopt as long as he or she is at least 10 years older than the child, including LGBT people. While there is no law prohibiting same-sex couples from jointly adopting or adopting each other’s children, it has never been approved or denied in the courts.
• After sex reassignment surgery, you may get your South Dakota birth certificate changed to reflect your true gender.
• There are no hate crimes laws concerning LGBT people.
• Nothing prevents discrimination against you for your gender identity or sexual orientation.
• There is no safe-schools legislation for LGBT kids. [all of the above via HRC, except as noted]

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