The Senate and House overrode the veto of controversial ‘anti trans’ Senate Bill 150 on Wednesday.

Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed SB 150 — the bill to ban gender-affirming care — last Friday.

The bill bans puberty blockers, gender-affirming surgery or hormones. It would also prohibit schools from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms and force transgender students to use the bathroom that aligns with their sex assigned at birth.

Hundreds of LGBTQ protestors gathered to oppose the legislature’s override starting early in the foggy Frankfort morning Wednesday.

Protestors in favor of the bill gathered in the capitol rotunda just before noon, where David Walls, the executive director of the Kentucky Family Foundation — a Christian organization that lobbies the legislature to follow “biblical values” — emceed the rally.

Following the bill’s passage, protestors in the House gallery started chatting, locked arms, and wouldn’t stop until the Kentucky State Police arrested and removed them from the gallery.

LGBTQ protestors gather behind the Kentucky capitol on March 29 to speak out against Senate Bill 150 — a bill that bans gender affirming care. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
Protestors display a banner at the Kentucky capitol on March 29. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
Protestors stand in front of the Kentucky capitol annex on March 29. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
Sen. Karen Berg (D-Louisville) speaks during the protests at the capitol on March 29. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
Protestors gather at the Kentucky capitol on March 29. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
Rep. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) speaks during the protests at the Kentucky capitol. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
Protestors in favor of Senate Bill 150 gather in the capitol rotunda on March 29. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
Legislators speak in favor of Senate Bill 150 — a bill that bans gender affirming care — in the capitol rotunda. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
Protestors gather in favor of Senate Bill 150 in the capitol rotunda. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
Protestors in favor of Senate Bill 150 gather near the capitol rotunda. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky
David Walls, the executive director of the Family Foundation, speaks in favor of Senate Bill 150. Photo by Mark Payne | LINK nky

Mark Payne is the government and politics reporter for LINK nky. Email him at mpayne@linknky.com. Twitter.