Danny Levandoski

Assembly Bill 469 invites students and staff at schools to exercise prejudices against trans students.

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Transgender rights at stake with Wisconsin Assembly Bill 469

By Danny Levandoski | Nov. 16, 2015

The Wisconsin GOP just doesn’t seem to know when they’re fighting a losing battle. With the decision from the Supreme Court this past summer and the backlash following the Religious Freedom Act in Indiana earlier in the year Republicans have been fighting a losing battle when it comes to LGBT rights. With 59 percent of American citizens supporting same sex marriage, Republicans are showing just how out of touch they are with everyday people. The Wisconsin Assembly has been the latest target for discriminatory legislation. Several weeks ago, Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) introduced Assembly Bill 469, an attempt to restrict transgender use of gendered restrooms in schools. Regardless of how Rep. Kremer and the other supporters of this legislation may spin it, this bill is an attack against the transgender community and LGBT Wisconsinites as a whole.

Emily Buck

OPINION

Letter to the editor: Right-to-work will drive down wages

By Danny Levandoski | Mar. 2, 2015

Last week, Gov. Walker officially made the decision to sign so-called “Right to Work” if it landed on his desk. This announcement by the presumed 2016 presidential candidate has caused an uproar throughout the state. When Republicans opened a forum this week to address the issue, thousands of union workers and supporters from across Wisconsin flocked to the steps of the capital to give testimony on how this bill will affect not only their lives, but the lives of their co-workers, family, and friends. Union brothers and sisters were standing in freezing temperatures together singing songs of how “the union makes us strong,” and the Wisconsin AFL-CIO had a whole lineup of speakers to rally the troops, make noise, and show the legislators that they have upset many working Wisconsinites.

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Transgender rights at stake with Wisconsin Assembly Bill 469

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