Kentucky governor bans use of 'conversion therapy' with executive order Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is banning the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2024
Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students A federal appeals court has refused to lift a judge’s order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024
Democratic governor pushes back against transgender-related attacks by GOP in Kentucky campaign Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pushing back against Republican efforts to cast him as an advocate of gender reassignment surgery for minors The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care takes effect as federal judge lifts injunction Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care for young transgender people has been restored by a federal judge The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023
Comment on transgender issue roils Kentucky governor's race A GOP candidate has roiled the primary race for Kentucky governor with a comment that if she's elected, “we will not have transgenders in our school system,” angering LGBTQ advocates in a state that has enacted laws limiting the rights of transgender youth The Independent UK · May 9, 2023
KY legislature bans gender-affirming care for kids after last-minute swap FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly voted Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids as a part of an omnibus anti-LGBTQ bill, following a last-minute committee substitute. Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023
Last-minute move revives ban on gender-affirming care for Kentucky youth. House OKs it FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a last-minute switch Thursday, Republicans revived an omnibus anti-LGBTQ bill, which includes a ban on gender-affirming health care for Kentucky’s transgender youth. Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023
The Kentucky GOP’s war on ‘woke.’ What’s behind it and what comes next FRANKFORT, Ky. — The culture wars are raging on in Kentucky’s Capitol — and transgender children have been forced into the heart of the battle. Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023
Ky. lawmaker pre-files anti-trans bills including ‘bathroom bill’ Ky. lawmaker pre-files anti-trans bills including ‘bathroom bill’ WEKU · Dec 14, 2022
Kentucky governor vetoes bill banning transgender girls from girls’ sports 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. Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022
Kentucky governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban Kentucky’s governor has vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022