MADISON – Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement after Governor Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 465, which would prohibit gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ youth:
“I am grateful to Governor Evers for his steadfast promise to veto any legislation that harmfully targets the ability of LGBTQ+ people and youth to live their lives authentically. Legislative Republicans tried to enact a dangerous law that would prohibit youth from receiving gender-affirming care and send a clear message of exclusion and discrimination. They tried to join the national trend of targeting the LGBTQ+ community and imposing the political machinations of politicians in a personal medical decision. And today their attempts were thwarted.
“This veto sends a message to the transgender and nonbinary people of Wisconsin that they are loved, they are seen, and they are respected.”
