Kentucky legislature advances anti-trans bill
FRANKFORT — State Rep. Jerry Miller retired from the Kentucky Legislature in 2022 and “never really wanted to come back to Frankfort — unless it was to go to Buffalo Trace,” he quipped to Senate committee members Tuesday morning.
But he came anyway to testify against House Bill 470, a sweeping anti-transgender measure that later passed the Senate Families and Children Committee 6-3, with one Republican and two Democrats voting against it.
“When I realized (HB470) had a real chance of passing, even though it restricts parents’ rights, it now became personal because my seven-year-old grandchild would be directly affected by it,” said Miller, a Louisville Republican.
HB 470, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Decker, R-Waddy, proposes banning gender affirming care for minors, including testosterone, estrogen, hysterectomies and vasectomies. There is an exception clause for people who are born intersex.
Under HB 470, health care professionals could lose their licenses, and, when applicable, public funding if they provide “gender transition services” to people under 18 years old.
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