Kentucky Governor’s Veto of Transgender Health Bill to Test Political Salience of a Divisive Issue

No one seems to know yet how much weight voters will put on the transgender issue with the general election for governor in Kentucky more than seven months away.

AP/Bruce Schreiner, file
Transgender-rights advocates gather near the Kentucky House chamber at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care has put Kentucky in the middle of a national fight. AP/Bruce Schreiner, file

Kentucky Governor Beshear’s veto of a bill aimed at transgender health care puts the state in the middle of a national fight, but with more immediate consequences as the state’s looming election offers an early test of the state-by-state roll back of gender-affirming care for minors.

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