Evers Vetoes Legislation to Ban Males From Girls Sports
Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday vetoed the Republican-backed legislation that would have banned trans athletes from girls sports in the state.
“I will veto any bill that makes Wisconsin a less safe, less inclusive and less welcoming place for LGBTQ people and kids, and I will continue to keep my promise of using every power available to me to defend them, protect their rights, and keep them safe,” Evers said in a statement.
The legislation would have kept anyone born a male out of girls sports in middle school, high school and at the college level.
Republicans approved the plan on a party-line vote. Rep Barb Dittrich, R-Oconjomowoc, was the author.
On Tuesday she said Evers turned his back on biological girls, and the vast majority of Wisconsin voters with his veto.
“Today, Wisconsin’s governor took a position against federal Title IX and against Wisconsin’s girls in a disgusting veto of the Save Women’s Sports Act that I authored with Sen. [Daniel] Knodl,” Dittrich said. “While