Democratic governor says "Hell no" to five anti-trans bills on Transgender Day of Visibilityhttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/democratic-governor-says-hell-no-to-five-anti-trans-bills-on-transgender-day-of-visibility/ 🔗John Russell (1 April 2026)
On Transgender Day of Visibility, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) once again made good on his pledge to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the state, vetoing five anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed by the state legislature's Republican majority.
During a private ceremony at the state Capitol on Tuesday, March 31, Evers told a crowd of LGBTQ+ young people and their families that he would have like to have written "Hell no" on the bills which would have instituted anti-trans sports bans, required schools to out trans and nonbinary kids to their parents, and impacted Wisconsin doctors' ability to provide gender-affirming care to minors.
"The actual thing I have to say is, 'Not approved,'" Evers said, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.
Among the anti-trans measures Evers vetoed were Assembly Bills 100 and 102, both of which would have banned transgender women and girls from participating in women's and girls' sports, according to Erin in the Morning. A.B. 100 would have impacted athletics programs in K–12 schools, while A.B. 102 would have applied to the University of Wisconsin and technical college systems.
A.B. 103 would have required Wisconsin school boards to ban teachers and school staff from using trans and nonbinary students' preferred names and pronouns without permission from their parents, and would have required schools to out trans and nonbinary kids to their parents.
A.B. 104 and Senate Bill 405 both targeted providers of gender-affirming care
