1 / 6Kentucky Governor Gay RightsKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at a rally held by Fairness Campaign to advance LGBTQ rights, Wednesday, Feb.
19, 2020, in the Rotunda at the State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear spoke against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and supported a ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth during a historic appearance at a gay-rights rally Wednesday at Kentucky’s Capitol.
“To have support in the highest office in the commonwealth of Kentucky is so meaningful for so many LGBTQ people who have never felt seen by lawmakers who can make a difference," he said. Beshear also endorsed legislation to ban conversion therapy, which attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. He denounced the practice as hurtful and dangerous.
Story continuesA county clerk in Kentucky, Kim Davis, made international news when she was jailed in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses after gay weddings became legal. She cited her religious beliefs and said she was acting under “God's authority."
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