Kentucky bans taxpayer funding of sex-change surgeries, restrictions on ‘conversion therapy’

Kentuckybanstaxpayerfundingofsex-changesurgeries,restrictionson‘conversiontherapy’ByRyanFoley,ChristianPostReporterThursday,April03,2025KentuckyGov.AndyBeshearspeaksattheCenterforAfricanAmericanHeritageduringabillsigningeventonApril9,2021inLouisville,Kentucky.|JonCherry/GettyImagesKentuckynowprohibitstheuseofstateandfederaltaxdollarstofundsex-changeproceduresafterthestate’slegislatureoverrodeagubernatorialvetoofabanthatalsohaltsrestrictionsonso-called“conversiontherapy.”  TheRepublican-controlledKentuckylegislatureoverrodeDemocraticGov.AndyBeshear’sgubernatorialvetoofHouseBill495lastweek.TheRepublican-controlledKentuckyHouseofRepresentativesvoted78-20tooverrideBeshear’sveto,whiletheRepublican-controlledKentuckySenatevoted31-6tooverridethegubernatorialveto. Inbothchambers,allbutoneDemocratopposedthevetooverride,whileallothervotestomakethemeasure