Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) faces backlash after blocking a Republican-led measure that would have prohibited transgender students in the state from competing on school sports teams that do not match their biological sex. are doing.
In a letter to state lawmakers Tuesday, Evers said the bill he vetoed “is not consistent with Wisconsin’s values.” Assembly Bill 377 passed both chambers of the Republican-controlled state Legislature earlier this year.
“I am vetoing this bill in its entirety because it codifies discrimination into state law and is a hateful and discriminatory policy targeting LGBTQ people in Wisconsin, including transgender and gender nonconforming children.” “Because it opposes the Wisconsin Legislature’s continued efforts to perpetuate its rhetoric and policies.” Evers wrote.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) faces backlash for vetoing a Republican-led measure that would have prohibited transgender students in the state from participating in sports teams at schools that do not match their biological sex. facing. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
“These types of laws, and the harmful rhetoric that result from promoting them, harm the mental health of LGBT Wisconsinites and children, encourage anti-LGBTQ harassment, bullying, and violence, and threaten the mental health of LGBT Wisconsinites and children. It especially threatens the safety and dignity of LGBTQ children,” he added.
Evers vowed Tuesday to veto “any bill that would make Wisconsin a less safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for LGBTQ people and children.”
The measure would most notably prohibit “male students from participating in athletic teams or participating in athletic sports designated for under-par girls.”
Immediately after he announced his veto, Evers shared a clip “I vetoed the Republican anti-LGBTQ bill that would have prohibited transgender and gender nonconforming children from participating in school sports teams that align with their gender identity,” he said on social media of his veto of the bill. I just exercised my right to do so,” he wrote.
Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimming star who apparently became the face of equity in women’s sports after being forced to compete against biological males, criticized Evers for his decision to vote down the bill. .
“Breaking news: I hate women and children,” Gaines wrote in a post to X. “I solved it for you.”
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Paula Scanlan, spokesperson for the Independent Women’s Forum, said: “Providing love and respect cannot be achieved by allowing girls to be hurt and have their opportunities taken away from them.” I wrote a reply To Evers.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers claimed Assembly Bill 377 “ignores” a 2015 policy created by the Wisconsin High School Athletic Association to govern the eligibility of transgender high school athletes in the state. . (Alison Diener/AFP via Getty Images)
Model and actress Adrienne Curry also weighed in on the governor’s decision, accusing him of disrespecting women.
“FYI, you despise all women and want us to fail in every way.” written by curry. “Thank you! Thank you for hating women so much. I can’t even hide it to save face.”
“I’ll show those girls that.” Tony Kinnett added:an investigative columnist for the Daily Signal.
In response, another social media user wrote: “Sad day for women’s sports.”
Evers vetoed the bill, saying it “ignores” a 2015 policy created by the Wisconsin High School Athletic Association (WIAA) to govern the eligibility of transgender high school athletes in the state. He also claimed.
The policy does not prevent biological males from playing on female-designated sports teams, and transgender women undergo one year of hormone therapy before being able to play on female sports teams. It is mandatory to do so.
The bill passed the state House on a party-line vote of 63-35 in October, prior to Evers’ veto. The bill was then approved by state senators on a 21-11 vote largely along party lines last month before reaching the governor’s desk. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Evers also argued that the measure “could conflict with existing federal law,” and noted that the Department of Education’s 2021 Notice of Interpretation states that “Title IX’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex does not include sexual orientation. “It includes gender identity, which also includes sexual orientation and gender identity.” I am a transgender student. ”
Prior to Evers’ veto, the bill passed the state House on a party-line vote of 63-35 in October. The bill was then approved by state senators on a 21-11 vote largely along party lines last month before reaching the governor’s desk.
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Neither Republican-led group has the two-thirds majority needed to override Evers’ veto.
