LGBTQ+ Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Lawsuit seeks to overturn birth certificate law impacting transgender, intersex Wisconsinites

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 5, 2026 | LGBTQ+, Top Stories | 0 |

A lawsuit aims to overturn state law that requires transgender and intersex people to undergo a “surgical sex-change procedure” before they can change the sex markers on their birth certificates.

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Conservative group sues to strike down state’s conversion therapy ban

by Sean Kirkby | May 14, 2026 | Law, LGBTQ+, Top Stories | 0 |

A conservative law firm has filed a federal lawsuit to invalidate the state’s conversion therapy ban.

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Conservative group plans to sue after Evers says no to repealing conversion therapy ban

by Sean Kirkby | May 11, 2026 | LGBTQ+, Top Stories | 0 |

A conservative law firm plans to sue after Gov. Tony Evers told them he won’t repeal the state’s conversion therapy ban.

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Conservative groups call on state to repeal conversion therapy ban

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 16, 2026 | LGBTQ+, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Safety and Professional Services must stop enforcing a conversion therapy ban due to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and Wisconsin Family Action wrote in a letter to Gov. Tony Evers’ administration this week.

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CMS proposes ban on gender-affirming care for kids through Medicaid

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 22, 2025 | Hospitals, LGBTQ+, Top Stories | 0 |

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said last week it will pursue a federal rule to bar hospitals from providing gender-affirming care to kids as a condition for participating in Medicare and Medicaid.

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Trump seeks to bar federal funds for gender-affirming care

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 3, 2025 | Federal Government, Hospitals, LGBTQ+, Top Stories | 0 |

President Donald Trump last week moved to cut federal support for healthcare providers that offer gender-affirming care to those under the age of 19.

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Evers vetoes bill barring gender-affirming care for kids

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 6, 2023 | Legislature, LGBTQ+, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican bill Wednesday that would have barred gender-affirming care for kids, citing major medical organizations that say providing the care saves lives.

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Evers sues Legislature over separation of powers

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 1, 2023 | Legislature, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers sued Republican legislative leaders Tuesday in part because of actions to block a state rule barring counselors from attempting to change LGBTQ+ clients’ sexual orientation and gender identities.

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AMA President Ehrenfeld talks physician burnout, technology

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 27, 2023 | LGBTQ+, Public Health, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, a Milwaukee anesthesiologist who is president of the American Medical Association, says his role is “squarely focused on the big challenges in our healthcare system.”

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Planned Parenthood begins offering PrEP, PEP

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 27, 2023 | LGBTQ+, Population Health, Public Health, Reproductive Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is now prescribing medications for those at risk of HIV exposure, the family planning provider said Thursday.

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Assembly committee advances plan banning gender-affirming care for kids

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 11, 2023 | LGBTQ+, Top Stories | 0 |

An Assembly committee voted along party lines Tuesday to advance a bill banning gender-affirming care for kids, legislation that Gov. Tony Evers plans to veto and healthcare groups oppose.

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Health groups oppose bill barring gender-affirming care for kids

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 5, 2023 | LGBTQ+, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Legislators took testimony Wednesday on a Republican bill that would bar gender-affirming care for children, a proposal opposed by healthcare providers and Gov. Tony Evers.

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