Another attempt toward repealing Kentucky’s anti-trans law was made Thursday, with Democrats filing a bill to repeal last year’s Senate Bill 150.
House Bill 374, filed by Rep. Sarah Stalker of Louisville and Adrielle Camuel of Lexington, attempts to repeal the law that passed during the 2023 legislative session and has since led to at least two lawsuits.
The law bans schools from giving lessons “studying or exploring” sexual orientation or gender identity, delays when students can be taught about reproductive body parts, allows teachers to use pronouns that students do not use, and forbids trans and nonbinary students from using school bathrooms that they identify with, among other things.
Additionally, the law bans gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.
“I am filing this repeal for Fischer Wells and for every other young trans person in Kentucky, including those who are unable to tell others who they really are,” Stalker said in a release, referring to a trans athlete who testified in 2022 that she should be allowed to play on a girls field hockey team. “No child should have to advocate for not only their basic rights but their very identity. Furthermore, a law that strips children’s healthcare decisions from parents, trusted family doctors, and mental health professionals represents a gross overreach from state government.”