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Kentucky Kernel

Rallyists hold up signs in opposition during the KY Fairness Rally on Feb. 15, 2023, at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

COLUMN: Nex Benedict deserved to live and so do trans youth in Kentucky

Austin Collier, Reporter April 18, 2024

The death of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager of Indigenous descent, in Oklahoma has become the focal point of the political fight over the rights of transgender people — and trans youth in particular...

Demonstrators march during the Queer Youth Visibility March on Friday, March 31, 2023, in downtown Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

‘Trans people are not a threat.’ Some UK students won’t stand for Senate Bill 150

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter April 2, 2023

According to the Kentucky General Assembly, Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 150 was overridden on Wednesday, leaving some UK students unhappy.  The bill sets guidelines for the study of sexuality...

The Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky General Assembly overrides veto, passes anti-transgender legislation

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 29, 2023

The Kentucky General Assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 150, which places a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. The...

Rallyists hold up signs in opposition during the KY Fairness Rally on Feb. 15, 2023, at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

On the question of trans rights, there is no neutrality

Austin Collier, Reporter March 27, 2023

Recent legislative sessions in Kentucky and other states have seen an alarming number of anti-LGBTQ bills advance toward becoming law.  This is the natural result of a climate of bigotry and hateful...

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