Overview
- On ABC's The View, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said his Christian faith guides his opposition to bills restricting gender-transition care for minors, referencing the Golden Rule and the Good Samaritan.
- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Albert Mohler criticized Beshear’s remarks, arguing they conflict with historic Christian teaching on sex and creation.
- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recently advised against gender-related surgeries for patients under 19, and the American Medical Association signaled general agreement.
- A peer-reviewed analysis published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported extremely weak evidence of benefit for these interventions in minors.
- Days earlier, a jury awarded $2 million to a detransitioner who had surgery at 16; Kentucky’s 2023 restrictions remain in force after lawmakers overrode Beshear’s veto, and his 2024 conversion-therapy order exempted transition-supportive counseling.