states that city personnel would not criminally prosecute or impose penalties on any person or organization involved in such care.
If a state law is passed, the resolution would make enforcement of anti-trans laws the"lowest priority." Enforcement of the resolution could be complicated by the county filing charges or interference from the state-appointed Board of Police Commissioners.that extended the restrictions on gender-affirming care for adults, becoming one of the first states in the nation to officially expand its sights to the entire trans community and not just to minors.Democratic Gov.
passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in March. While Beshear vetoed the bill, saying it"rips away the freedom of parents to make medical decisions for their children," GOP legislators overrode that veto. The new law eliminates gender-affirming care for trans youth, bans conversations about sexual orientation or gender for students of all grades, restricts bathroom use, and allows teachers to refuse to use a student's preferred pronouns.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the current frontrunner in the Republican race to face Beshear, has also been supportive of the anti-trans legislation. Cameron said he" “Under the Constitution, trans youth in Kentucky have the right to medically necessary care," Corey Shapiro, legal director for the ACLU of Kentucky, said in a statement."We are filing litigation today to protect against this imminent threat to their well-being and make certain they can thrive by continuing to receive medical care.”A law passed in April that bans gender-affirming care for youths in Montanaby two trans children, their parents and health care providers.
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