Transgender inmates in Kentucky will no longer have access to gender-affirming health care after Gov. Andy Beshear let a bill become law without his signature Wednesday. Senate Bill 2 — one of the Republican-dominated Senate’s top priorities during the 2025 legislative session — will now go into effect in late June. “The Governor does not […]
As anticipated, Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would both allow conversion therapy in Kentucky and prevent transgender Kentuckians on Medicaid from accessing gender-affirming health care. Kentucky’s overwhelmingly Republican legislature, though, is likely to override his veto of House Bill 495 during the final days of session this coming week. “Conversion therapy is torture, […]
Poll shows most Kentuckians prioritize public education & healthcare over anti-trans laws.
It’s Friday, and it’s almost the end of the General Assembly in Frankfort.
This is the final full week of Kentucky’s 2025 legislative session and, honestly, thank God for that.
Queer Kentucky compiled this list of allies, advocates and organizations doing the work in and around Frankfort — from groups you can get involved with, to activists speaking against bills, to elected officials filing and supporting pro-LGBTQ+ legislation.
This list comes after weeks of careful consideration and repeatedly running through scores of nominations, including some of my own recommendations from my time as a politics reporter.
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Get ready for #KYGA25! Kentucky’s 2025 legislative session begins Jan. 7. Expect debates on income tax cuts, education reform, anti-DEI bills, and more. Find updates, bills, and watch sessions via KET or LRC.
Kentucky’s 2025 legislative session begins Jan. 7, focusing on income tax cuts, public education reforms, anti-DEI policies, and potential LGBTQ+ legislation, with short-session energy in play.
A Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care bans could reshape trans youth rights in Kentucky and nationwide.
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Kentucky’s Amendment 2, deciding if public funds can go to private schools, has become the state’s most expensive ballot fight, with over $12 million raised and millions more from federal PACs.
Covington — one of Kentucky’s largest cities — might be changing how its local government is structured if its residents give the green light this November. Over the summer, a group of local leaders called Covington Forward launched a petition to put something on the November ballot to make Covington run by a mayor and […]
The Democrat signed an executive order blocking the discredited practice Wednesday morning in Frankfort surrounded by mental health and LGBTQ+ advocates, along with some lawmakers who have tried to pass legislation banning it. Beshear’s executive order specifically prohibits state or federal funds from going to conversion therapy for minors, along with allowing licensing boards to […]
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is expected to ban conversion therapy via executive order Wednesday, per an announcement from his office. A brief media advisory sent out Tuesday evening said Beshear would “take action to protect Kentucky youth.” Beshear plans on signing the executive order at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the State Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort […]
Yes, there’s a presidential race on the ballot this November. Yes, and the vast majority of Kentucky’s state legislature seats are also on the ballot. Oh, and yes, there are also scores of local school board races across the state. Maybe some other local races or decisions, depending on where you live. But we really […]
So, you might have already heard a thing or two (or maybe fifteen) about Amendment 2 in Kentucky. And, no, not the 2022 version of Amendment 2, which dealt with abortion. (I don’t know what it is about Kentucky making their controversial proposed constitutional amendments the second one on the ballot, but I don’t make […]
Kentucky voters will have a slate of local, state and federal races — yes, hello, presidential race! — to vote on when they head to the polls this fall. But, among a whole lot of names, there will be two chunks of text to read through and decide on. Those will be the two proposed […]
photos by Jon Cherry for Queer Kentucky So, um, not sure if y’all heard, but apparently Gov. Andy Beshear might be the next Vice President of the United States. It isn’t a done deal yet. But he’s allegedly one of a handful of folks being vetted to be current Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate […]
