LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear issued a veto Wednesday of a bill that would ban transgender girls from participating in girls or women’s sports grades six through senior year of college.
Senate Bill 83, sponsored by Sen. Robby Mills, R-Henderson, sailed through Kentucky’s GOP-dominated state legislature with scant support from Democrats and the near-unanimous backing of Republicans.
The bill received pushback in committee hearings from several Kentuckians who pointed out that an instance of a person born male dominating women’s sports has yet to surface in the state, and that the law would unfairly punish transgender athletes hoping to play with teammates of the same gender.
