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U.S. Supreme Court
Posted inEducation, Government

US Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance for transgender students

AP logo by Associated Press December 9th, 2024December 9th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Parents with children in Eau Claire public schools argued in a lawsuit that the school district’s policy violates constitutional protections for parental rights and religious freedom.

Posted inFact briefs

Has Tammy Baldwin supported ‘sex change surgeries’ for children?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch October 17th, 2024October 28th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

No. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has not stated support for gender-affirming surgeries for minors.

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Did Tammy Baldwin fund a transgender clinic for youths?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch September 17th, 2024September 25th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

No. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin directed $400,000 in 2024 federal spending to Briarpatch, a nonprofit that provides counseling, shelter, job assistance and other services to runaway and homeless youth. It’s not a transgender clinic.

Posted inFact briefs

Did organizers choose Easter Sunday for Transgender Day of Visibility?

Avatar photo by Hallie Claflin / Wisconsin Watch July 19th, 2024July 19th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

No. International Transgender Day of Visibility has been observed annually since 2009 on March 31, which happened to be Easter Sunday this year.

Posted inFact briefs

Did the Biden administration change Title IX to allow transgender women to play women’s sports?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch April 24th, 2024April 24th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

No. The Biden administration’s April 19, 2024, changes to Title IX do not address participation of transgender people in sports.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers surrounded by smiling people in a room with an orange wall
Posted inGovernment

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers promises to veto transgender athlete ban passed by Republican Legislature

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press March 13th, 2024March 13th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers renewed his promise Tuesday to veto a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would ban high school transgender athletes competing on girls teams, saying he will be “damn proud to do it.”

Posted inFact briefs

Did a survey ask UW-Madison students if trans women are ‘real women’?

Avatar photo by Rachel Hale / Wisconsin Watch October 30th, 2023October 30th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. “Transgender women are not ‘real women’ ” was one of the statements 3,200 University of Wisconsin-Madison students were asked to rate their agreement with in a survey.

People fill a room during a hearing at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin’s transgender bill hearings were full of misinformation. Here are the facts.

Avatar photo by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch October 6th, 2023October 27th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Republicans have proposed banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth and regulating transgender participation in high school and college sports.

Wisconsin state Rep. Melissa Ratcliff and her son Dan
Posted inHealth & Welfare

What gender-affirming care means to these Wisconsin families

Avatar photo by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch October 4th, 2023October 10th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

As Republicans weigh limiting their options, three families share their experience receiving medical care for transgender children at three stages of development.

A mom adjusts the strap on a child's jumper
Posted inHealth & Welfare

Gender-affirming care: What it means in Wisconsin

Avatar photo by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch October 4th, 2023October 6th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Researchers have found benefits of providing transgender youth with supervised care that includes new pronouns, puberty blockers and, in rare cases, surgery.

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Have four major medical associations stated that gender-affirming care saves lives?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch October 3rd, 2023October 6th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Four major medical groups support gender-affirming care for transgender youths, each citing research indicating the treatment can reduce the risk of suicide.

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Did a national poll find that 70% of adults favor laws requiring transgender athletes to compete on teams matching their biological sex as assigned at birth?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch July 21st, 2023July 21st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. A Marquette Law School Poll found that 71% of U.S. adults favor requiring that transgender athletes compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth, not the gender with which they identify, and 28% were opposed.

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