Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky’s fight over new trans law

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Kentucky state Sen. Karen Berg, who lost her transgender son to suicide in 2022, is consoled by former state legislator Patti Minter, left, and Rep. Tina Bojanowski after SB 150 passed the Senate on Feb. 16, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky.

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

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