Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear defended his controversial executive order banning so-called “conversion therapy” as some Republican lawmakers and conservative groups have strongly opposed it and threatene

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order to ban "conversion therapy," a discredited practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear will be the keynote speaker at an annual West Virginia Democratic Party dinner later this month. Beshear, a two-term governor in a red state, will speak at the party’s Roosevelt Kennedy Dinner at the Charleston Civic Center on Sept.