{"id":4571,"date":"2023-07-31T14:40:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T14:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4571"},"modified":"2023-07-31T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:20:11","slug":"gov-evers-promises-veto-of-transgender-sports-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4571","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Evers Promises Veto of Transgender Sports Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Transgender<\/p>\n

Wisconsin will not see a law that keeps transgender girls out of female sports in the state.<\/p>\n

Gov. Tony Evers promised on Twitter to veto legislation from Republican lawmakers<\/a> that would put transgender athletes in their own category in Wisconsin high schools and colleges.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrans kids, people, and families are part of our world. And any time you want to mess with them, you\u2019re going to get a veto from me. Pretty simple,\u201d Evers said in a tweet.<\/p>\n

Evers\u2019 promise is not a surprise.<\/p>\n

No one at the Wisconsin Capitol expected the governor to sign the Save Women\u2019s Sports Act from Rep. Barb Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, and Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, who reintroduced the plan last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis legislation will ensure that female athletes continue to have equal access to athletic opportunities and safe competition under the spirit of Title IX,\u201d Knodl said at the time. \u201cAs the father of two daughters and former student-athletes, I am committed to upholding a level playing field where female athletes can thrive, compete, and excel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dittrich said the plan is about fairness.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo every biological girl & woman out there, we see you,\u201d Dittrich said on Twitter last week. \u201cYou matter! You don\u2019t have to keep giving your awards to boys & men. Our fed\u2019l gov\u2019t made sure that you would be protected under Title IX. We reject this assault on your protected spaces & categories.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gov. Evers said questions about trans kids and young people playing girls\u2019 sports is a political issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s wrong for us to take people that have different views, different ways of life, and mess with their lives. I find that atrocious. So, yeah, it is a national issue. It\u2019s an idiotic national issue. And it\u2019s disgusting,\u201d Evers added.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no word just when Wisconsin lawmakers will take up the Save Women\u2019s Sports Act, the legislature has largely wrapped up its business for the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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