{"id":2211590,"date":"2024-04-02T16:29:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T20:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsins-democrat-governor-vetoes-ban-on-trans-identifying-males-in-girls-sports\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T16:29:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T20:29:33","slug":"wisconsins-democrat-governor-vetoes-ban-on-trans-identifying-males-in-girls-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsins-democrat-governor-vetoes-ban-on-trans-identifying-males-in-girls-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin&#8217;s Democratic Governor rejects ban on transgender males in girls&#8217; sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsins-democrat-governor-vetoes-ban-on-trans-identifying-males-in-girls-sports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2211590&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Wisconsin&#8217;s Democratic Governor Tony Evers vetoed a ban on transgender male high school athletes participating in girls&#8217; sports, citing objection to \u200ccodifying discrimination. Evers emphasized the negative\u2062 impact on LGBTQ individuals, particularly \u200bchildren, by such legislation. The bill, passed \u200bby the Republican-controlled\u200c legislature, failed \u2064to secure enough votes to override \u200dthe veto.\u2063 Evers pledged to protect LGBTQ \u2064youth and \u2063called for empathy and compassion in political \u200ddecisions to consider \u200bthe well-being \u2064of children.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin\u2019s Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a ban on trans-identifying male high school athletes competing on girls\u2019 teams.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Tony Evers (D) had previously promised that he would veto the bill, which requires trans-identifying high school students to play on sports teams that align with their biological sex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am vetoing this bill in its entirety because I object to codifying discrimination into state statute,\u201d Evers <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/WIGOV\/2024\/04\/02\/file_attachments\/2833681\/Signed%20Veto%20Message%20-%20AB%20377.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement accompanying his veto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis type of legislation, and the harmful rhetoric beget by pursuing it, harms LGBTQ Wisconsinites\u2019 and kids\u2019 mental health, emboldens anti-LGBTQ harassment, bullying, and violence, and threatens the safety and dignity of LGBTQ Wisconsinites, especially our LGBTQ kids,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n<p>The bill had passed the Republican-controlled legislature last month. However, neither the state Assembly nor the state Senate \u00a0has the two-thirds majority that would override a veto.<\/p>\n<p>Evers said he would continue \u201cusing every power available\u201d to defend LGBTQ children.<\/p>\n<p>He added a dig at the legislature\u2019s Republican majority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect our kids to treat each other with kindness, respect, empathy, and compassion, and we should be able to expect adults to lead by example,\u201d said Evers.\u00a0\u201cI urge the Republican majority to do so while fully considering the harmful consequences its efforts and actions have on our kids prior to introducing similar legislation in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans argued that women need separate sports teams in order to keep competition fair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMen have major physical advantages. They\u2019re bigger, they\u2019re stronger, they\u2019re faster,\u201d state Representative Joel Kitchens, a Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/04\/02\/tony-evers-vetoes-wisconsin-bill-aimed-at-trans-non-binary-athletes\/73177911007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> last year when the bill was under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTitle IX was created so that women can have the same access to the same advantages, the same character building that takes place [in sports] that men always have experienced,\u201d Kitchens said.<\/p>\n<p>At least 24 states have laws <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/lgbtq\/4569947-wisconsin-veto-transgender-athlete-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banning<\/a> trans-identifying athletes from competing on school sports teams of the opposite sex.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/wisconsin-governor-vetoes-transgender-high-school-athletics-ban-108750696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working<\/a> on a rule to prohibit such state bans applying to trans-identifying athletes.<\/p>\n<p>At least 24 states have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sacramento-declares-itself-sanctuary-city-for-trans-identifying-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banned<\/a> transgender medical services for children such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender surgeries like double mastectomies and genital surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, several high-profile female athletes have spoken out about issues with men in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Some have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/injured-high-school-volleyball-player-reacts-to-congresswoman-saying-trans-identifying-males-dont-hurt-anyone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a> that men\u2019s physical advantages over women cause women\u2019s sports careers to suffer and in some cases cause them to get physically injured.<\/p>\n<p>Others have criticized trans-identifying male players being allowed in women\u2019s bathrooms and locker rooms before and after sporting events.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin&#8217;s Democratic Governor Tony Evers vetoed a bill banning transgender male high school athletes from competing on girls&#8217; teams as promised. 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