MADISON–Legislative Republicans introduced anti-trans legislation this week targeting Wisconsin’s LGBTQIA+ youth. Rep. Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) released the following statement in response:
“I want to begin by making clear I stand with the LGBTQIA+ community–you are loved and valued. We have fought for you in previous legislative sessions, and we will fight for you again. And we will win.
“I also want to make clear that I am furious Republicans are once again introducing anti-trans legislation. Wisconsin kids should not be used as political footballs.
“The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) was cited in the Republican co-sponsorship memo for LRB-0479, and so I want to make clear the position cited on their website: ‘AACAP Strongly opposes any efforts – legal, legislative, and otherwise – to block access to the recognized interventions for gender diverse youth.’
“Wisconsin Democrats have fought and won for years against Republican attacks on LGBTQIA+ rights and freedoms, and we will win again. Forward, together.”
