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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear perfectly explains why he vetoed the 'nastiest' anti-trans bill

Politicians and media personalities aren't "talking about what people are worried about" enough, according to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear: Democrats don't have to abandon LGBTQ+ people to win

Beshear points out that he vetoed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation yet still won reelection in a red state.

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Despite Trump’s election, a glimmer of hope as transgender candidates win elections nationwide

“There is this paradox where a majority of Americans voted for Trump, who is extremely anti-trans, and yet many Americans also voted for out transgender candidates and in favor of LGBTQ rights in referendums,” A4TE executive director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen told The Advocate.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear bans conversion therapy

Kentucky bans conversion therapy for youth as Gov. Andy Beshear signs 'monumental' order

Beshear signed the executive order after similar legislation repeatedly failed in the Republican-dominated state legislature earlier this year.

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Did you know most anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has failed? 'We're getting these wins'

While anti-LGBTQ+ bills are scary, we're doing better than you might think, Senior Manager of State Advocacy at the Trevor Project Gabby Doyle tells The Advocate.

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Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students in six more states

The preliminary injunction affects Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Kentucky couldn't pass a single anti-LGBTQ+ bill this session — and it's not alone

"It’s clear that the anti-LGBTQ+ agenda is starting to fail, both in Kentucky and across the country."

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Mitch McConnell leaves as the Senate’s longest-serving coward

McConnell will be spending his remaining years as a prisoner to his own cowardice and with a wife whose honor he did not defend.

Kentucky wants to kidnap trans kids

Kentucky bill threatens to take custody of trans kids using ‘wrong’ school bathroom

The proposed bill would amend current law challenged in federal court.

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Kentucky's first transgender elected official wants you to get involved in local politics

Rebecca Blankenship recently spoke to The Advocate about how LGBTQ+ people can fight back against state legislatures' attacks on the community.

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Two Americas for queer people: HRC report finds stark differences in LGBTQ+ rights at the state level

It was the worst year ever for anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation, but there were some significant victories.

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285 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in state legislatures already this year and it's still January

This follows a year in which more than 550 were introduced and more than 80 passed into law.