"Bill Berrien, a deeply conservative, anti- transgender candidate for Wisconsin governor, has been following nonbinary adult entertainer and author Jiz Lee "and several other authors of sexually explicit essays" on the online platform Medium, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Critics have called Berrien out for following accounts exploring gender and sexuality, but then publicly pushing traditional conservative talking points about those same topics. Berrien, a businessman from Whitefish Bay and a former Navy SEAL, is one of three candidates seeking the 2026 Republican nomination for governor."
"On his campaign website, Berrien has said, "Our daughters' sports teams and locker rooms are at risk because of radical social experimentation," meaning the presence of trans people. In ads, he has said, "Take it from a dad and a coach, I will keep boys out of our daughters' sports and locker rooms," and praised Donald Trump for "protecting our daughters' sports.""
"But on Medium, he has "clapped" for - similar to a "like" on Facebook - an article by Lee on ethical pornography and a post by another author on polyamory. His campaign staff said he didn't know Lee was not cisgender, the Journal Sentinel reports. The paper reports that he also follows other accounts that write openly about sex and sexuality. His campaign staffers said he hasn't used the Medium account much since 2019, but the Journal Sentinel found the account had been in use this year."
Bill Berrien is a conservative, anti‑trans candidate for Wisconsin governor and a former Navy SEAL and businessman. He follows nonbinary adult entertainer and author Jiz Lee and other writers of sexually explicit essays on Medium. Critics note a contrast between his online follows and his campaign messaging opposing transgender inclusion in girls' sports and locker rooms. He publicly pledged to keep boys out of daughters' sports and praised Donald Trump for protecting those sports. Campaign staff said he did not know Lee was not cisgender and that the Medium account saw limited use since 2019, though it was active this year.
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