The stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued a statement urging Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to veto a bill banning transgender procedures for minors.
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a sweeping Republican measure that would ban transgender procedures on minors.
"The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church strongly affirms the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and transgender people, passing a resolution in 2014 to hold them in prayer in countries where they are vulnerable," he said.
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