Transgender
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Evers vetoes bill restricting transgender athletes in school sports
Gov. Tony Evers made good on a promise to veto a Republican bill aimed at banning students born biologically male from playing on K-12 female sports teams.
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Transgender middle schooler files federal lawsuit against Elkhorn School District
A transgender middle school student has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Elkhorn Area School District for denying her access to girls’ restrooms for the last two years.
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Federal appeals court dismisses Eau Claire schools transgender policy lawsuit
A lawsuit attempting to overturn transgender student support guidelines at Eau Claire schools has been dismissed by a federal appeals court. It’s the second loss for a Wisconsin conservative law firm and a national firm headed by an advisor to former President Donald Trump.Â
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Trans youth feel less safe than LGBTQ+ counterparts at school
Transgender and LGBTQ+ youth are more likely to report unsafe school climates and mental health concerns than their cisgender, heterosexual peers, according to research from UW-Madison.
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LGBTQ+ community mourns the passing of Tempest Heat, Wisconsin drag icon
Tempest Heat, an acclaimed and beloved Wisconsin drag performer, has died, according to friends and family posting on social media. Tempest Heat was the drag persona of Jonathan Carthell Hughlett. She graced many stages across Wisconsin, serving as a mentor or “drag mother” to countless other performers. Hughlett was a champion for Black, gay and…
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‘That’s a sticky issue’: Head of Panthers athletics promotes examining diversity in college sports
When Amanda Braun became the director of athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2013, women represented about 1 in every 5 athletic directors in college sports. Today, a decade after she took the helm of Panthers athletics, the ratio is up to about 1 in every 4 athletic directors, according to the NCAA. One…
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Wisconsin Republicans revive bill that would let parents decide their kids’ names, pronouns at school
GOP lawmakers are reviving a plan that would give parents the power to review instructional materials for their kids and decide what name and pronouns they’re allowed to use at school. An Assembly committee heard public testimony Wednesday on the bill, dubbed the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” by Republicans. It would also guarantee parents control…
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HIV prevention medication now available at Planned Parenthood clinics in Wisconsin
HIV prevention medication is now available at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin‘s health centers. The organization announced it has started prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, and post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP. The oral medications are taken to prevent infections from HIV, a virus that attacks cells that fight infection in the body and makes a person more…
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Menomonee Falls School District removing more than 30 book titles from high school library
Starting Friday, the students at Menomonee Falls High School won’t have access to Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” or Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five.” And they won’t read Rupi Kaur’s poems in “The Sun and Her Flowers.” Those books and 30 others will be pulled from the shelves tomorrow after administrators in the School District of Menomonee…
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Lawmakers approve bills to bar gender affirmation procedures, sports participation for transgender youth
The state Assembly on Thursday approved three bills to limit how transgender youth participate on Wisconsin sports teams and restrict transgender minors from accessing certain gender-affirming health care. The bills were passed along party lines, with all Republicans voting in favor and all Democrats voting against. Gov. Tony Evers has already pledged to immediately veto…