Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric roils Wisconsin, providing political fuel for the right


Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric roils Wisconsin, providing political fuel for the right


The `parental rights` movement is upending school board races, leading to book banning and a growing sense of dread among the small number of children who are gay or transgender.

When the anti-transgender movement entered Wisconsin`s gubernatorial race, it began with a handout. Somewhere on the Department of Public Instruction`s website was a document titled "Resources for Gender Expansive Preschoolers," which listed materials with stories about transgender children.

The document is from 2018. But this September, the right-wing outlet The Daily Caller published a story describing its contents. The next day, Tim Michels, the Republican candidate for governor, released a statement lambasting the resource and his opponent, incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who led the agency back in 2018.

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