Kentucky becomes the 9th state to ban trans care For youth after a secret hearing with 6 minutes notice and House mics off.
One provision forces detransition on teens.
Gov Beshear will likely veto, but they can override.
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One provision forces detransition on teens.
Gov Beshear will likely veto, but they can override.
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I've watched hundreds of hours of legislation, and this was by far the dirtiest I have seen Republicans play. They did not want to face down Democrats or people affected by the bill.
We only knew about it because of Olivia Krauth's amazing reporting.
We only knew about it because of Olivia Krauth's amazing reporting.
https://twitter.com/oliviakrauth/status/1636409481415503874?s=20
One provision in the bill - we literally only have paper phone camera photos for the bill - tells doctors they are to "systematically reduce hormones" for the trans youth under their care.
A forced detransition provision.
A forced detransition provision.
That's not all this bill does, though.
It is a Don't Say Gay bill, a parental notification bill, bans pronouns, bans trans youth in bathrooms, removes care, forces detransition, calls trans kids in locker rooms "unsafe" for others, and more.
It is a Don't Say Gay bill, a parental notification bill, bans pronouns, bans trans youth in bathrooms, removes care, forces detransition, calls trans kids in locker rooms "unsafe" for others, and more.
They literally took a look at all of the anti-trans bills moving in the country, said "yes," and threw them all in one mixing pot.
Testimony agains tthe bill was strong.
Rep Stevenson stated, "God said LOVE everybody and yet we spend the whole time trying to destroy everybody. And if it wasn't destruction, why did you do it in the heat of the night? How dare you?"
Rep Stevenson stated, "God said LOVE everybody and yet we spend the whole time trying to destroy everybody. And if it wasn't destruction, why did you do it in the heat of the night? How dare you?"
https://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/status/1636448914172956673?s=20
Most Republicans did not speak, but nearly every Democrat did.
One of the few Republicans that spoke was REp. Richard White, who stated that the bill was "a sissy bill" and said he wanted it to go even further.
I am unaware of how it even could have.
One of the few Republicans that spoke was REp. Richard White, who stated that the bill was "a sissy bill" and said he wanted it to go even further.
I am unaware of how it even could have.
https://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/status/1636460106433830930?s=20
I cry for Kentucky trans youth today.
If you are in Kentucky, we hear you and are fighting for you. We will fight in court, fight in legislatures, and one day, we'll be the ones in charge and will banish this bigotry to the halls of history.
If you are in Kentucky, we hear you and are fighting for you. We will fight in court, fight in legislatures, and one day, we'll be the ones in charge and will banish this bigotry to the halls of history.
One thing I will note though... there may be a way for doctors in here to continue providing care to their trans youth.
It does not say the pace in which hormones must be "systematically reduced."
So doctors could "systematically reduce" them by as low a margin as possible.
It does not say the pace in which hormones must be "systematically reduced."
So doctors could "systematically reduce" them by as low a margin as possible.
This would be of no solace of course to people who have not started care.
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