Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoes transgender athlete ban for state's schools

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : "This harmful proposal targeted trans and non-binary students and would have prevented them from participating in sports teams that align with their gender identity," state Rep. Melissa Ratcliff, D-Cottage Grove, said.
59% : "This type of legislation, and the harmful rhetoric beget by pursuing it, harms LGBTQ Wisconsinites' and kids' mental health, emboldens anti-LGBTQ harassment, bullying, and violence, and threatens the safety and dignity of LGBTQ Wisconsinites, especially our LGBTQ kids," the governor wrote in his veto decision.
58% : According to GLAAD, 2023 was on pace to be "a record-setting year for state legislation targeting LGBTQ adults and youth."
49% : The group says 2021-2022 were also record-setting years for anti-LGBTQ legislation.

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