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State Government September 16, 2026 - 11:04 am

Records show Kansas election officials refused call to police gender markers on voter files

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

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
Education August 28, 2026 - 5:48 pm

‘You have to have guts’: Lawrence gay liberation leaders connect their history to transgender rights

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

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.

State Government August 20, 2026 - 11:25 am

Transgender men in Kansas ‘compliance crew’ use women’s bathrooms to protest state law

by Zach Boblitt, Kansas News Service

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
Crime & Courts August 18, 2026 - 2:40 pm

Judge temporarily reinstates transgender Lawrence woman’s driver’s license

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

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
Lawrence news July 28, 2026 - 2:35 pm

O’Connell Children’s Shelter opens family service center in Douglas County

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

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
Lawrence news July 13, 2026 - 12:03 pm

Transgender employee at KU reported for using the bathroom

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

A transgender woman who works at KU was notified Friday that she had been reported for using the women’s restroom.

Lawrence news July 5, 2026 - 3:40 pm

Some transgender people in Lawrence feel Kansas law is pushing them out

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

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.

Crime & Courts June 30, 2026 - 10:09 am

Challenge to Kansas anti-trans law heads to appeal while two more cases face consolidation

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

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.

Crime & Courts May 20, 2026 - 5:04 pm

Judge halts Kansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors, questions credibility of state witnesses

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

A Douglas County judge blocked the state from enforcing portions of a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, allowing transgender kids in Kansas to undergo hormone therapy and use puberty blockers.

State Government May 15, 2026 - 3:39 pm

Kansas AG issues opinion exempting some state facilities from anti-trans bathroom law

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

A few spaces are exempt from Kansas’ new bathroom law that requires people to use the facilities in government buildings that match their sex assigned at birth, Attorney General Kris Kobach said in a new opinion.

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