From: James Shupe (Formerly Jamie Shupe) <jamie.shupe@yahoo.com>

Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 8:24 PM

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Subject: The Age 16 Discussion
All,
It occurred to me this evening to point out something really critical in this discussion about age. Fred's bill, if passed, will force these children to go through their natural puberty.
That's critically important because puberty according to study's will cure 85%-90% of these children of their gender dysphoria.
Dr. Malone pointed this out in a recent video interview. I'm attaching the link with the video time marked to start where Dr. Malone discusses this. So please think about that
important fact before getting discouraged.
https://youtu.be/z4RYl75zdMY?t=386
Respectfully submitted,
James

On Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 05:12:17 PM EDT, Fred Deutsch <Fred.Deutsch@sdlegislature.gov> wrote:

Friends, establishing the age is a political calculation. If I believe it's feasible to increase the age after talking with legislators over the next few months, I will. You'll just have to
trust me on this.

In response to James’ question, individuals aged 15 or younger in South Dakota are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution
for statutory rape. South Dakota statutory rape law is violated when a person has consensual sexual intercourse with an individual under age 16. A child petitioning for
emancipation must be at least sixteen years old in SD. That's the landscape. -- Fred