A woman who testified anonymously in Douglas County court earlier this month is one of several witnesses Kansas AG Kris Kobach has brought forward whose bias and credibility has been questioned.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
A transgender solidarity group petitioned KU to better support its queer community in the face of anti-trans state laws. A member of the chancellor’s office says they’re willing to talk.
General counsel for the Kansas Secretary of State’s office concluded that although anti-trans SB 244 requires voter registrations to reflect an individual’s sex assigned at birth, election officers are not responsible for enforcement.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Like any other history, Lawrence’s queer history repeats itself. Reflections from leaders in the gay and lesbian liberation movement of the 1970s and ’80s show how their fight for rights reverberates throughout Lawrence’s transgender community today.
A group of transgender men are protesting by complying with state law, highlighting the confusion caused by the law that requires them to use the women’s restroom in publicly owned facilities.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A Douglas County judge has temporarily reinstated a Lawrence transgender woman and Army veteran’s license that was invalidated by an anti-transgender state law.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
O’Connell Children’s Shelter hosted a ribbon cutting Tuesday for a family service center, which staff said will offer wraparound services and three beds for kids in crisis.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A transgender woman who works at KU was notified Friday that she had been reported for using the women’s restroom.
Kansas’ latest “bathroom bill” is sending a message to transgender people: You have overstayed your welcome. Some folks in Lawrence are on their way out.
Pivotal court cases challenging laws that have altered the lives of transgender Kansans are approaching turning points, as one moves to a higher court and two others face consolidation.
