Wisconsin: Transgender Athlete Ban Vetoed By Governor

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : He also wrote that the bill's proposal also conflicted with federal law due to its discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
53% : According to reports, at least 24 other states have enacted laws that prohibit transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity.
51% : "The bill would have mandated that Wisconsin public and private schools determine a student-athlete's eligibility for interscholastic, intramural, and club sports based on their assigned sex at birth rather than gender identity.
48% : On Tuesday, Evers (D-Wis.) rejected the proposal to ban transgender student-athletes from competing on sports teams that coincide with their gender identity.
46% : "States across this country may give way to radical policies targeting LGBTQ individuals and families and threatening LGBTQ folks' everyday lives and their ability to be safe, valued, supported, and welcome for being who they are," Evers wrote in his veto message.

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