Kentucky lawmakers pass sweeping transgender bill despite veto

Kentucky lawmakers have overridden Democratic Governor Andy Beshear's veto of a Republican bill that restricts transgender medical procedures and limits teaching certain sex-related topics in schools. The bill bans school districts from using a student's preferred pronouns, limits what sex-related courses can be taught, and prohibits medical surgeries for gender dysphoria for a child under 18. It also bans physicians from prescribing medication to delay the onset of puberty. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has pledged to take the state to court, calling the veto override "another shameful attack on LGBTQ youth in Kentucky."