Current:Home > MyWisconsin governor vetoes transgender high school athletics ban -MacroWatch
Wisconsin governor vetoes transgender high school athletics ban
View
Date:2025-04-19 04:33:54
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill Tuesday that was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature to ban high school transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity.
Evers had promised to veto the bill ever since it was introduced. Democrats did not have the votes to stop its passage in the Legislature. He vetoed it in the Capitol surrounded by Democratic lawmakers, transgender advocates, the mayor of Madison and others.
Republicans don’t have the votes needed to override the veto.
Evers said in his veto message that this type of legislation “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.”
Evers vowed that as long as he is governor, he will not allow for “radical policies targeting LGBTQ individuals and families and threatening LGBTQ folks’ everyday lives and their ability to be safe, valued, supported, and welcome being who they are.”
The bill proposed to limit high school athletes to playing on teams that match the gender they were assigned at birth.
Republicans who backed the bill argued it was a matter of fairness for non-transgender athletes. But bill opponents argued there was no real issue with transgender high school athletes in Wisconsin and said the proposed ban was a form of discrimination and harmful to transgender youth.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association requires transgender athletes to undergo hormone therapy before they can play on the teams of their choice. The association’s policy is modeled after NCAA requirements for transgender athletes.
At least 20 states have approved a version of a blanket ban on transgender athletes playing on K-12 and collegiate sports teams statewide, but a Biden administration proposal to forbid such outright bans is set to be finalized this year after multiple delays and much pushback. As proposed, the rule would establish that blanket bans would violate Title IX, the landmark gender-equity legislation enacted in 1972.
veryGood! (8215)
Related
- Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
- Is Elon Musk overpaid? Why a Delaware judge struck down Tesla CEO's $55 billion payday
- Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investment team that has agreed to buy the Orioles
- Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthday
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- When is leap day 2024? What is leap year? Why we're adding an extra day to calendar this year
- Former NBA All-Star Marc Gasol officially announces retirement from basketball
- NBA stars serious about joining US men's basketball team for 2024 Paris Olympics
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- Parents of OnlyFans model charged with murder arrested on evidence-tampering charges: Report
Ranking
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Norfolk Southern to let workers use anonymous federal safety hotline one year after derailment
- House approves major bipartisan tax bill to expand child tax credit, business breaks
- First of back-to-back atmospheric rivers pushes into California. Officials urge storm preparations
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Wisconsin election officials urge state Supreme Court to reject Phillips’ effort to get on ballot
- Hulu is about to crack down on password sharing. Here's what you need to know.
- Musk wants Tesla investors to vote on switching the carmaker’s corporate registration to Texas
Recommendation
Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
The pop culture hill I'll die on
Aircraft laser strike reports soar to record high in 2023, FAA says
Earthquakes raise alert for Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. But any eruption is unlikely to threaten homes
Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
It’s called ‘cozy cardio.’ In a world seeking comfort, some see a happier mode of exercise
Kentucky House committee passes bill requiring moment of silence in schools
2024 NBA Draft expands to two-day format: second round will be held day after first round