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At the Kentucky Youth Law Project, we are passionate about empowering LGBTQ+ youth across Kentucky. We provide free legal services and advocacy to Kentucky's LGBTQIA+ children and youth under age 25.
7/ Protecting children means listening to doctors, not politicians. It means trusting families, not threatening them. And it means grounding law in evidence, not rhetoric.
H.R. 3492 should be rejected. Please call your senators at (202) 224-3121 to let them know what you think about this bill.
H.R. 3492 should be rejected. Please call your senators at (202) 224-3121 to let them know what you think about this bill.
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
7/ Protecting children means listening to doctors, not politicians. It means trusting families, not threatening them. And it means grounding law in evidence, not rhetoric.
H.R. 3492 should be rejected. Please call your senators at (202) 224-3121 to let them know what you think about this bill.
H.R. 3492 should be rejected. Please call your senators at (202) 224-3121 to let them know what you think about this bill.
6/ This legislation is not about protecting children. It is about imposing ideology through fear of prosecution. It will not stop abuse. It will stop care. It will push vulnerable youth into crisis. And it will chill medical practice nationwide.
December 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
6/ This legislation is not about protecting children. It is about imposing ideology through fear of prosecution. It will not stop abuse. It will stop care. It will push vulnerable youth into crisis. And it will chill medical practice nationwide.
5/ Mental health care saves lives. Congress does not get to legislate it out of existence.
December 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
5/ Mental health care saves lives. Congress does not get to legislate it out of existence.
4/ • Treat mental health as legally irrelevant, even when a child’s life and safety are at risk.
• Expand federal criminal jurisdiction into areas traditionally governed by state medical regulation.
The bill’s definition of “health” explicitly excludes mental and emotional health. This is dangerous.
• Expand federal criminal jurisdiction into areas traditionally governed by state medical regulation.
The bill’s definition of “health” explicitly excludes mental and emotional health. This is dangerous.
December 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
4/ • Treat mental health as legally irrelevant, even when a child’s life and safety are at risk.
• Expand federal criminal jurisdiction into areas traditionally governed by state medical regulation.
The bill’s definition of “health” explicitly excludes mental and emotional health. This is dangerous.
• Expand federal criminal jurisdiction into areas traditionally governed by state medical regulation.
The bill’s definition of “health” explicitly excludes mental and emotional health. This is dangerous.
3/ H.R. 3492 would:
• Criminalize doctors for following accepted standards of care.
• Override medical judgment of licensed professionals.
• Deny families the right to make healthcare decisions for their child.
• Criminalize doctors for following accepted standards of care.
• Override medical judgment of licensed professionals.
• Deny families the right to make healthcare decisions for their child.
December 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
3/ H.R. 3492 would:
• Criminalize doctors for following accepted standards of care.
• Override medical judgment of licensed professionals.
• Deny families the right to make healthcare decisions for their child.
• Criminalize doctors for following accepted standards of care.
• Override medical judgment of licensed professionals.
• Deny families the right to make healthcare decisions for their child.
2/ The bill collapses different concepts into one framework, equating female genital mutilation (which is universally condemned) with medically indicated, professionally regulated care for transgender adolescents. As such, it is medically false, legally unsound, and ethically indefensible.
December 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
2/ The bill collapses different concepts into one framework, equating female genital mutilation (which is universally condemned) with medically indicated, professionally regulated care for transgender adolescents. As such, it is medically false, legally unsound, and ethically indefensible.
1/ KYLP Statement Re: H.R. 3492:
H.R. 3492 is not a child-protection bill. It is a sweeping federal criminal statute that deliberately misrepresents well-established, evidence-based medical care and weaponizes the criminal law against doctors, families, and transgender youth.
H.R. 3492 is not a child-protection bill. It is a sweeping federal criminal statute that deliberately misrepresents well-established, evidence-based medical care and weaponizes the criminal law against doctors, families, and transgender youth.
December 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
1/ KYLP Statement Re: H.R. 3492:
H.R. 3492 is not a child-protection bill. It is a sweeping federal criminal statute that deliberately misrepresents well-established, evidence-based medical care and weaponizes the criminal law against doctors, families, and transgender youth.
H.R. 3492 is not a child-protection bill. It is a sweeping federal criminal statute that deliberately misrepresents well-established, evidence-based medical care and weaponizes the criminal law against doctors, families, and transgender youth.
KYLP is co-hosting this year's Transgender Day of Remembrance observance November 20, 7 pm at the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza in downtown Lexington. We hope you can attend and support our trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming friends and family.
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
KYLP is co-hosting this year's Transgender Day of Remembrance observance November 20, 7 pm at the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza in downtown Lexington. We hope you can attend and support our trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming friends and family.
Constitution does not protect malpractice, fraud or conversion therapy kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/13/c...
Constitution does not protect malpractice, fraud or conversion therapy • Kentucky Lantern
Conversion therapy — discredited by medical groups — is not protected by constitutional protections for speech.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Constitution does not protect malpractice, fraud or conversion therapy kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/13/c...
Freedom of Speech Ends Where Professional Harm Begins
October 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Freedom of Speech Ends Where Professional Harm Begins
KYLP Commentary on Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme Court case, heard yesterday, that could significantly change how states protect LGBTQIA+ youth from unethical conversion therapists. You can find our opinion at www.kylp.org/opinion--com...
Opinion & Commentary
By: Keith D. Elston, Legal Director Kentucky Youth Law Project October 9, 2025 Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that could significantly...
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October 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
KYLP Commentary on Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme Court case, heard yesterday, that could significantly change how states protect LGBTQIA+ youth from unethical conversion therapists. You can find our opinion at www.kylp.org/opinion--com...
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KYLP says its top-ranked proposal to the Children's Justice Act (CJA) Task Force has been denied funding due to sweeping federal restrictions imposed by Trump's anti-DEI and "gender ideology" orders in federally funded programs. kylp.networkforgood.com/projects/260...
Trump Executive Orders Are Endangering Youth in Child Welfare System
KYLP lost $70K because we were trying to help LGBTQ+ youth. Can you help make up the difference? The Kentucky Youth Law Project, Inc. (KYLP) announced today that its top-ranked proposal to the Childre...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
KYLP says its top-ranked proposal to the Children's Justice Act (CJA) Task Force has been denied funding due to sweeping federal restrictions imposed by Trump's anti-DEI and "gender ideology" orders in federally funded programs. kylp.networkforgood.com/projects/260...
KYLP stands ready to fight government fishing expeditions into the private medical treatments of Kentucky's transgender and nonbinary young people. (see our posting about our new Rapid-Response Initiative). For more on this story, see www.kylp.org/transgender-...
Transgender Youth/Jóvenes transgénero
Lawyers helping LGBTQ+ Children & Youth
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September 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
KYLP stands ready to fight government fishing expeditions into the private medical treatments of Kentucky's transgender and nonbinary young people. (see our posting about our new Rapid-Response Initiative). For more on this story, see www.kylp.org/transgender-...
HHS has told KY schools to cut all mentions of gender identity, expression, & pronouns from sex ed—or lose $1.4M in grants. KYLP rejects this erasure of LGBTQIA+ students. We’ll fight to ensure every student is seen, safe, & respected. #ProtectTransKids #KYED
August 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
HHS has told KY schools to cut all mentions of gender identity, expression, & pronouns from sex ed—or lose $1.4M in grants. KYLP rejects this erasure of LGBTQIA+ students. We’ll fight to ensure every student is seen, safe, & respected. #ProtectTransKids #KYED
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It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
August 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
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July 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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The Supreme Court Just Legalized Censorship in Public Schools
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that should alarm anyone who believes public education ought to serve all children, not just the ones whose parents shout the loudest.
(Read the full article at www.kylp.org)
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that should alarm anyone who believes public education ought to serve all children, not just the ones whose parents shout the loudest.
(Read the full article at www.kylp.org)
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June 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Supreme Court Just Legalized Censorship in Public Schools
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that should alarm anyone who believes public education ought to serve all children, not just the ones whose parents shout the loudest.
(Read the full article at www.kylp.org)
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that should alarm anyone who believes public education ought to serve all children, not just the ones whose parents shout the loudest.
(Read the full article at www.kylp.org)
Opinion: The Supreme Court just legalized censorship in public schools.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that should alarm anyone who believes public education ought to serve all children, not just the ones whose parents shout the loudest.
See the rest of the story here.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that should alarm anyone who believes public education ought to serve all children, not just the ones whose parents shout the loudest.
See the rest of the story here.
June 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Opinion: The Supreme Court just legalized censorship in public schools.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that should alarm anyone who believes public education ought to serve all children, not just the ones whose parents shout the loudest.
See the rest of the story here.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that should alarm anyone who believes public education ought to serve all children, not just the ones whose parents shout the loudest.
See the rest of the story here.