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Heleringer is an instructor at the Equine Industry Studies program at the University of Louisville. As there was no textbook for the original course, Heleringer began to prepare a book. After thirteen years, he completed ''Equine Regulatory Law,'' which also encompasses the history of the horse racing industry. He also teaches equine studies at the women's school,[Midway University] in Midway, Kentucky.<ref name=bio/> In December 2015, Heleringer resigned as the executive director of the Kentucky Equine Education Project, an advocacy group established in 2004. KEEP, as it is known, announced a future statewide focus, rather than concentration on Louisville, [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], and the capital city of [[Frankfort]], and the dropping of its former [[lobbying]] activities on behalf of casino gambling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulickreport.com/news/people/heleringer-resigns-from-keep-post/|title=Heleringer resigns from KEEP post|publisher=paulickreport.com|accessdate=February 18, 2016}}</ref>

Heleringer is an instructor at the Equine Industry Studies program at the University of Louisville. As there was no textbook for the original course, Heleringer began to prepare a book. After thirteen years, he completed ''Equine Regulatory Law,'' which also encompasses the history of the horse racing industry. He also teaches equine studies at the women's school,[Midway University] in Midway, Kentucky.<ref name=bio/> In December 2015, Heleringer resigned as the executive director of the Kentucky Equine Education Project, an advocacy group established in 2004. KEEP, as it is known, announced a future statewide focus, rather than concentration on Louisville, [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], and the capital city of [[Frankfort]], and the dropping of its former [[lobbying]] activities on behalf of casino gambling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulickreport.com/news/people/heleringer-resigns-from-keep-post/|title=Heleringer resigns from KEEP post|publisher=paulickreport.com|accessdate=February 18, 2016}}</ref>

Heleringer writes occasional columns, mostly political, for ''The 'Louisville Courier-Journal.''.<ref name=bio/> In 2023, in one of his opinion columns, Heleringer attacked [[conservative]]s in the state legislature for introducing a plethora of bills intended to stop the [[LGBTQ]] agenda. Heleringer said that he wished he "could blame both political parties for this cataclysm, but I cannot. Every ani-gay/trans bill this session was introduced by a Republican. ... [[Transgender]] children are the primary targets of the vendetta: what pronouns can be used to describe them in our public schools, ... what medical care they can obtain, what psychological services they can have, what bathrooms the kids can use in a public school among other degradations. ... Gay adults have been singled out for special humiliation by having to contend with a bill that addresses one of the commonwealth’s most critical problems: who can attend [[drag queen]] shows and where they can be performed; an artistic expression ([[dance]]) that threatens absolutely no one."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/i-am-a-kentucky-republican-i-m-calling-out-my-party-s-war-against-lgbtq-people/ar-AA18MjI2?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3a585932776b43749401b592df2ef4f5&ei=16|title=I am a Kentucky Republican. I'm calling out my party's war against LGBTQ people|publisher=msn.com|accessdate=March 18, 2023}}</ref>

Heleringer writes occasional columns, mostly political, for ''The Louisville Courier-Journal.''<ref name=bio/> In 2023, in one of his opinion columns, Heleringer attacked [[conservative]]s in the Kentucky state legislature for introducing a plethora of bills intended to stop the [[LGBTQ]] agenda. Heleringer said that he wished he "could blame both political parties for this cataclysm, but I cannot. Every ani-gay/trans bill this session was introduced by a Republican. ...

 

[[Transgender]] children are the primary targets of the vendetta: what pronouns can be used to describe them in our public schools, ... what medical care they can obtain, what psychological services they can have, what bathrooms the kids can use in a public school among other degradations. ...

 

Gay adults have been singled out for special humiliation by having to contend with a bill that addresses one of the commonwealth’s most critical problems: who can attend [[drag queen]] shows and where they can be performed; an artistic expression ([[dance]]) that threatens absolutely no one."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/i-am-a-kentucky-republican-i-m-calling-out-my-party-s-war-against-lgbtq-people/ar-AA18MjI2?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3a585932776b43749401b592df2ef4f5&ei=16|title=I am a Kentucky Republican. I'm calling out my party's war against LGBTQ people|publisher=msn.com|accessdate=March 18, 2023}}</ref>

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