The Kentucky Anti-Trans Law (and what my school district did about it)
Below is a section of the email I received from the school board just a few days ago. What they're doing is beautiful.
On July 25, 2023, the JCBE received two versions of policies related to SB 150 but did not adopt either version.
At tonight's meeting, the JC
#Kentucky’s #AntiLGBTQ “#ParentalRights” #Law harms #Families, #Teachers, #Kids.
#SB150 recommends #schools use wrong #pronouns, restrict #SexEducation, and #bans #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #trans #minors. “They’re #targeting us.”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #Education #Healthcare #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kentucky-anti-lgbtq-trans-parental-rights-law-sb150/
#ACLU seeking #injunction to #block #Kentucky's #antitrans #Healthcare #ban before it takes effect in June
#SB150 is scheduled to take effect on June 29 and would interrupt the #medical #care of #transgender #children in those families, said #CoreyShapiro of the #ACLUofKentucky.
https://www.wlky.com/article/aclu-injunction-block-ky-anti-trans-law/43797317
18 of 20 charged with #trespassing at the #Kentucky #StateLegislature after #protests from #SB150 plead #notguilty. The remaining 2 have not yet had their court date.
#Legislators are “using their #power to #hurt #trans #youth rather than addressing the #issues actually affecting #working #kentuckians"
#Women #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.wtvq.com/18-of-20-charged-with-trespassing-after-protests-from-sb-150-plead-not-guilty/
'#Trans #people are not a #threat' Some #UniversityOfKentucky (#UK) #students won’t stand for #SB150
“When I hear about the continued attacks on #nonbinary and trans people the only word I feel like I can use is devastation,” #MadisonMclean, a #sophomore #EnglishMajor, said. “Especially being from Kentucky. I love this state; I don’t want to leave this state.”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #TransKids #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia
According to the Kentucky General Assembly, Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 150 was overridden on Wednesday, leaving some UK students unhappy. The bill sets guidelines for the study of sexuality and rules regarding biological sex in primary and secondary school. The Lexington Herald-Leader said that the bill will not only ban puberty blockers,...