Evers vetoes GOP transgender bills for not upholding ‘our Wisconsin values’

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 699

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Gov. Tony Evers vetoed Republican bills Tuesday that would have placed new prohibitions in state statute related to transgender children, including banning them from sports teams that align with their gender identity, barring them from choosing the name and pronouns used for them in school and from accessing gender affirming medical care.

Evers said in a statement that the legislation “stirs harmful rhetoric, negatively affects Wisconsinites’ and kids’ mental health, emboldens anti-LGBTQ harassment, bullying, …

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