Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, a Democrat, has stirred controversy by vetoing a GOP-led measure aimed at preventing transgender students from participating in school sports teams that do not align with their biological sex. The bill, known as Assembly Bill 377, had passed through both chambers of the state's GOP-controlled legislature earlier this year.
In his letter to state lawmakers, Evers stated that the bill did not align with Wisconsin values and objected to codifying discrimination into state statute. He criticized the legislation for perpetuating hateful and discriminatory rhetoric against LGBTQ Wisconsinites, particularly transgender and gender nonconforming youth.
