"I voted down one of the nastiest anti-LGBTQ+ bills that my state had ever seen, in my election year. But I did two things," Beshear said. "Number one: I talked about why. That's my faith, where I'm taught that all children are children of God, and I wanted to stick up for children [who] were being picked on. But the second thing: Voters in my state knew the very next day, I was going to be working on jobs."
Beshear highlighted his commitment to tangible local issues: "I was going to be opening a new health clinic, first hospital in our largest African American neighborhood in 150 years, we just cut the ribbon on. We've created two pediatric autism centers in Appalachia, so that people don't have to drive two hours."
Despite his efforts, Kentucky lawmakers still pushed through the bill banning gender-affirming care for minors after overriding Beshear's veto. This indicates a challenging political landscape where advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights is met with significant resistance from the opposition.
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