Wimp Beshear capitulates to queer nutjobs, signs order banning conversion therapy on Kentucky minors

[CF Robinson]

He'd think differently if it was his kids.

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Calling it a “dangerous practice,” Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive
order Wednesday that bans conversion therapy on minors in Kentucky.

Speaking in Frankfort, Beshear said such attempts to alter a young
person’s gender expression or sexual attractions have “no basis in
medicine” — a view supported by experts in medicine and mental health.

Conversion therapy has been condemned by the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), among other medical and psychological
organizations. AACAP says conversion therapies “lack scientific
credibility and clinical utility” and “there is evidence that such
interventions are harmful.”

The practice involves “interventions purported to alter same-sex
attractions or an individual’s gender expression with the specific aim to
promote heterosexuality as a preferable outcome” according to the AACAP.

The American Psychological Association says that people who have undergone
“sexual orientation change efforts” are much more likely to be depressed
and suicidal. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988.

Beshear’s executive order states that neither state or federal dollars can
be used “for the practice of conversion therapy on minors.”

“Today’s action does not force an ideology on anybody,” Beshear said. “It
does not expose anyone to anything in a library or school. It simply stops
a so-called ‘therapy’ that the medical community says is wrong and hurts
our children.”

Beshear’s order comes after Rep. Lisa Willner, D-Louisville, has
repeatedly sponsored legislation to ban conversion therapy in Kentucky.
Each year, her bill has had bipartisan support. Given that, it’s always
been a “mystery” to her why it didn’t pass, she told the Lantern
Wednesday.

“That’s a question I’ve asked myself for six years: Why can’t we get this
across the finish line?” she said. “It’s such a discredited practice. It
has caused such harm to so many young Kentuckians, including suicide. And
it has had such strong bipartisan support.”

“I’m incredibly grateful for the executive order, and that, at long last,
there will be protections in place,” Willner added.

Snags in 2025?
Beshear’s move could hit snags in the 2025 legislative session.

Rep. Josh Calloway, R-Irvington, wrote on social media that he would file
legislation next year to “stop this governor from pushing his harmful far-
left agenda on struggling kids.”

Calloway shared a screenshot of the email the governor’s office sent to
announce the executive order and wrote, “why is @AndyBeshearKY determined
to keep vulnerable children confused?”

“I will fight this with every fiber of my being,” Calloway wrote. “I am
also exploring other legal options to stop egregious overreach.”

Meanwhile, 12 Republican Senators slammed Beshear for the order, which
they said “disregards the First Amendment rights regarding freedom of
religion and speech and violates the fundamental parental rights and
responsibilities for their children.”

“Time and again, the Kentucky Supreme Court has told the governor he lacks
the power to create policy in the Commonwealth. Yet again, the governor is
defying the Supreme Court, the General Assembly, and the doctrine of
separation of powers,” those senators said in a statement. “The executive
order uses such vague and overbroad language that health care providers
are at risk, and children will be left without needed mental health care.”

The 12 Republican state senators issuing the statement condemning
Beshear’s action are: Senate President Robert Stivers, Manchester; Robby
Mills, Henderson; Shelley Funke Frommeyer, Alexandria; Lindsey Tichenor,
Smithfield; Whitney Westerfield, Fruit Hill; Gary Boswell, Owensboro;
Donald Douglas, Nicholasville; Greg Elkins, Winchester; John Schickel,
Union; Phillip Wheeler, Pikeville; Majority Whip Mike Wilson, Bowling
Green; Max Wise, R-Campbellsville.

Willner is “sure there will be efforts” to block the executive order, she
told the Lantern.

“There are people who, I think, willfully misunderstand what this is
about, and that this is a practice that traumatizes people for decades,
for the rest of their lives, and that ends lives prematurely,” she said.
“And for people to misunderstand this is beyond disappointing. I will do
everything I can to make sure that any efforts to turn this back will
fail, and I really hope that they will.”

Protections ‘at long last’
Advocates for mental health in Kentucky praised Beshear’s action.

Sheila Schuster, the executive director of the Kentucky Mental Health
Coalition, called the practice “torture” and teared up as she spoke
alongside Beshear in the Capitol Rotunda.

Her coalition has listed ending conversion therapy as a top priority for
the legislature for nearly a decade, citing the “harm” the practice
causes.

“While we have not been successful in the legislature, it’s not for lack
of effort from our heroines and heroes,” Schuster said.

Chris Hartman, executive director of the Fairness Campaign, said Beshear
would “save countless Kentucky kids’ lives” with the move.

“Today, we all join Governor Beshear to send a crystal clear message to
all of Kentucky’s queer kids and their families,” Hartman said. “You are
perfect as you are.”

Eric Russ, the executive director of the Kentucky Psychological
Association, called conversion therapy a discredited practice that “has no
place in the mental health care of LGBTQ youth.”

“We know that survivors of conversion therapy not only do not change their
sexual orientation, but have worse mental health outcomes, including self
blame, guilt, shame, anxiety, depression,” Russ said. “We know the best
thing we can do as mental health providers is to affirm the identity of
the kids in our care. When a kid walks into a licensed mental health
professional’s office with their family, we have an ethical obligation to
provide them care that is supportive, evidence based and affirming to
their sexual orientation identity.”

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[Chris Ahlstrom]

Post by CF Robinson
He'd think differently if it was his kids.
This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating
suicide, please call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at
988.
Calling it a “dangerous practice,” Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive
order Wednesday that bans conversion therapy on minors in Kentucky.
Speaking in Frankfort, Beshear said such attempts to alter a young
person’s gender expression or sexual attractions have “no basis in
medicine” — a view supported by experts in medicine and mental health.
Conversion therapy has been condemned by the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), among other medical and psychological
organizations. AACAP says conversion therapies “lack scientific
credibility and clinical utility” and “there is evidence that such
interventions are harmful.”
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https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/09/18/beshear-signs-order-banning-conversion-therapy-on-kentucky-minors/

So Republicans call gender therapy "mutilation", but they want to "convert"
kids to a "normal" gender?

In spite of the scientific evidence?

Cray cray cognitive dissonance.

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[Wallace McKinley]

Sean “Diddy” Combs was detained Monday night — and his arrest was captured on camera.

The embattled music mogul walked into the Park Hyatt New York hotel in a black trench coat when federal agents surrounded him, footage obtained by TMZ Friday reveals.

The rapper, 54, was separated from his friends, with the men left lingering in the lobby as Combs was led away.

In additional footage, the Bad Boys Records founder could be seen handcuffed and walking into an elevator.

When Combs reappeared in the lobby, he was escorted out the front door of the hotel as pedestrians strolled by.

Earlier this week, the outlet also released footage of the Grammy winner laughing and smiling with fans 30 minutes ahead of his arrest on Tuesday.

His lawyer, however, told Page Six in a statement that Combs had anticipated Homeland Security Investigations busting him and “voluntarily relocated” to New York.

“To his credit, Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation,” attorney Marc Agnifilo said. “Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

Combs was charged the following day with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Combs’ arrest comes six months after the feds raided his homes in Miami and Los Angeles, uncovering various supplies for his reported Freak Offs — including 1,000 bottles of lubricant.

Previously sealed court documents claimed that “Combs subjected victims to physical, emotional, and verbal abuse to cause the victims to engage” in these alleged sex parties.

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Earlier this year, footage surfaced of him beating the singer in 2016.

Combs’ recent legal troubles kicked off in November 2023 when his ex-girlfriend Cassie sued him for rape, physical abuse and more — which he quickly settled.

The Revolt founder has since been hit with multiple other sexual abuse lawsuits.

Cassie, who has moved on with husband Alex Fine, was photographed on Wednesday for the first time since Combs’ arrest as she smiled with friends in Manhattan.

Angela Davis
2 hours ago

I do not know why Diddy attorneys are LYING that he was anticipating being arrested and that’s why he relocated to New York. The Feds spooked the h. ll out him in that hotel lobby. If anything Diddy thought this was going to be Deja Vu from 2000. When he was indicted on those gun charges and he was able to turn himself in through his attorney and was immediately bonded out. Then eventually was acquitted of all charges. I think when his bond was DENIED twice.The realization of these charges hit him like he hit Cassie in that hotel lobby. Karma is a mean b. that has a LONG memory‌

https://pagesix.com/2024/09/20/celebrity-news/moment-sean-diddy-combs-arrested-by-feds-led-out-in-handcuffs-caught-on-camera/