Kentucky legislature overturns governor's veto on legalization of conversion therapy

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The Kentucky state legislature voted on Thursday to overturn a veto by Gov. Andy Beshear of a bill that would legalize conversion therapy on minors within the state.Conversion therapy is a discredited medical practice that attempts to change the sexual orientation of non-heterosexual men and women. It is not recognized as an effective or science-based manner of changing one's sexual orientation by any mainstream medical organization within the United States.Video above: House committee approves bill to overhaul state's ban on conversion therapyThe practice was previously allowed for minors in the state up until September 2024, when Beshear signed an executive order banning the practice within Kentucky.Now, the legislature has quickly moved to relegalize the procedure, successfully garnering the votes to override Beshear's veto of the bill, titled H.B. 495.Beshear addressed the legislature's move in a video on X that he posted on Thursday."Last year, I signed an executive order officially banning the practice of conversion therapy on minors," said Beshear in the video, which was recorded at an earlier news conference. "Because it is wrong. It is torture, it has been discredited, and it should not be happening in the commonwealth of Kentucky." Conversion therapy is banned for minors in 27 states. While its legal status has recently been contested in Kentucky, it has long remained legal in Ohio and Indiana.Despite this, on the local level, the city of Cincinnati has maintained a ban on conversion therapy for minors since 2015. The city of Covington has also banned the procedure since 2020.Most other major cities in Ohio and Kentucky also ban the practice for minors.Meanwhile, Indiana has some of the strongest laws protecting conversion therapy practitioners in the country. Under Indiana state law, no local municipalities are allowed to ban the procedure, a move that no other state legislature in the country has taken. Additionally, the overwritten bill, H.B. 495, also bars Medicaid from covering gender transition treatments for inmates within the state. This portion of the bill is separate from the executive order issued by Beshear.

The Kentucky state legislature voted on Thursday to overturn within the state.

Conversion therapy is a discredited medical practice that attempts to change the sexual orientation of non-heterosexual men and women. It is not recognized as an effective or science-based manner of changing one's sexual orientation by any mainstream medical organization within the United States.

Video above: House committee approves bill to overhaul state's ban on conversion therapy

The practice was previously allowed for minors in the state up until September 2024, when Beshear signed an executive order banning the practice within Kentucky.

Now, the legislature has quickly moved to relegalize the procedure, successfully garnering the votes to override Beshear's veto of the bill, titled H.B. 495.

Beshear addressed the legislature's move in a video on X that he posted on Thursday.

The Republican-led legislature just overrode my veto on House Bill 495, which will allow conversion therapy in Kentucky.

Listen to the experts and survivors who know how dangerous this torture is. These are the voices they didn’t want you to hear. I hope you'll listen.
— Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear)

"Last year, I signed an executive order officially banning the practice of conversion therapy on minors," said Beshear in the video, which was recorded at an earlier news conference. "Because it is wrong. It is torture, it has been discredited, and it should not be happening in the commonwealth of Kentucky."

Conversion therapy is banned for minors in 27 states. While its legal status has recently been contested in Kentucky, it has long remained legal in Ohio and Indiana.

Despite this, on the local level, the city of Cincinnati has maintained a ban on conversion therapy for minors since 2015. The city of Covington has also banned the procedure since 2020.

Most other major cities in Ohio and Kentucky also ban the practice for minors.

Meanwhile, Indiana has some of the strongest laws protecting conversion therapy practitioners in the country. Under Indiana state law, no local municipalities are allowed to ban the procedure, a move that no other state legislature in the country has taken.

Additionally, the overwritten bill, H.B. 495, also bars Medicaid from covering gender transition treatments for inmates within the state. This portion of the bill is separate from the executive order issued by Beshear.

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