GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky
Posted on AllSides March 29th, 2023
From The Left
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people — from banning access to gender-affirming health care to restricting the bathrooms they can use.
The votes to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto were lopsided in both legislative chambers — where the GOP wields supermajorities — and came on the next-to-last day of this year’s legislative session.
As emotions surged, some people protesting the bill from the House gallery were removed and...