{"id":4249,"date":"2023-07-15T05:04:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T05:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4249"},"modified":"2023-07-15T20:00:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T20:00:58","slug":"new-trans-parent-non-binary-caucus-formed-at-wisconsin-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4249","title":{"rendered":"New Trans Parent, Non-Binary Caucus Formed at Wisconsin Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wisconsin doesn\u2019t currently have any openly trans lawmakers, but there is a new trans legislative caucus at the statehouse.<\/p>\n

State Reps. Melissa Ratcliff, D-Cottage Grove,\u00a0 and Ryan Clancy, D-Milwaukee, on Wednesday announced they are forming the Transgender Parent and Non-Binary Advocacy Caucus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2023 alone, there have been almost 600 anti-trans bills introduced in states across the country, including here in Wisconsin,\u201d Ratcliff said in a statement. \u201cViolence against transgender people is on the rise. The Transgender Parent and Non-Binary Advocacy Caucus will be a proactive, visible, and active coalition of legislators who share a common goal: to ensure Wisconsin\u2019s trans and non-binary communities are seen, heard, and their rights respected and protected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Ratcliff (pictured above, left) and Clancy (pictured above, right) are parents of trans or non-binary kids.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u201cAs parents of transgender children, we are uniquely positioned and aware of the challenges that our children and other transgender and non-binary children face in our communities. We have seen a trend of anti-trans legislation that [seeks] to invalidate their existence and tries to criminalize life-saving, gender affirming healthcare and we will not allow it in our state,\u201d Clancy said.<\/p>\n

The new caucus was announced on the same day that a pair of Republicans, Rep. Barb Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, and Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, introduced legislation that would keep trans students out of girls\u2019 sports in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast month\u2019s Marquette poll [said] 71% of Wisconsinites are in favor of laws requiring transgender athletes to compete on teams matching their biological sex as assigned at birth,\u201d Knodl said in a tweet. \u201cThis legislation reinforces Title IX and ensures that Wisconsin\u2019s women athletes have equal opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have formed this caucus to show our trans and non-binary community members that there are people in the Statehouse that see them, respect them, and will fight to protect them,\u201d Clancy responded.<\/p>\n

The new Transgender Parent and Non-Binary Advocacy Caucus is separate from Wisconsin\u2019s Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus.<\/p>\n

That group on Wednesday also bashed Knodl and Dittrich\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe strongly condemn these bills, and any legislation that attacks LGBTQ+ youth in Wisconsin. Studies have shown that participating in youth sports can lead to lifelong, positive impacts on a child\u2019s physical, mental, emotional, and social health,\u201d the LGBTQ+ Caucus said in a statement of its own.<\/p>\n

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Benjamin Yount is a contributor to The Center Square. <\/a>
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