The Kentucky General Assembly has overturned Gov. Andy Beshear's veto on House Bill 495, which will allow conversion therapy and ban Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care.
In September 2024, Beshear signed an executive order to ban conversion therapy on minors, stating that the practice is ineffective, unethical and dangerous.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear ran for reelection in 2023, a reoccurring Republican line of attack was that he’d allow minors to undergo gender-affirming surgeries. Now, as the ...