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Crime & Courts October 3, 2025 - 6:31 pm

Court decision will allow transgender Kansans to change gender markers on their driver’s licenses

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Thanks to a Kansas Supreme Court decision this week, transgender Kansans will soon be able to change the gender markers on their driver’s licenses.

State Government October 2, 2025 - 4:27 pm

Kansas Republicans shift focus from gerrymandering to anti-trans law in quest for a special session

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Republican legislative leaders are urging lawmakers to support their push for a special session where they can both ban Kansans from altering gender markers on their driver’s licenses and redraw congressional maps.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news July 15, 2025 - 3:35 pm

Lawrence advocacy event provides knowledge, resources to resist anti-transgender legislation

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Advocacy leaders gathered Monday to discuss the future of the Kansas transgender community and share resources in the face of state and federal anti-trans laws.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts July 10, 2025 - 12:47 pm

Local advocacy groups to host event on impacts of anti-transgender legislation

by Lawrence Times

Trans Lawrence Coalition is teaming up with Loud Light and Equality Kansas to host an event exploring the national and local ramifications of anti-transgender legislation and recent court rulings.

State Government July 10, 2025 - 10:05 am

Kansas attorney general seeks removal of anti-discrimination text from school district contracts

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas State Board of Education and AG Kris Kobach have been fighting about whether Kansas should drop a ban on discrimination against persons based on sexual orientation or gender identity from public school district contracts tied to federally funded nutrition programs.

Health June 26, 2025 - 10:07 am

‘I would have died without it.’ Kansas teen copes with gender-affirming care ban

by Zane Irwin, Kansas News Service

Kansas’ ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapies for transgender minors takes effect next year. This family is trying to navigate the changes — and give their daughter a normal teen life.

State Government June 17, 2025 - 11:04 am

Kansans can’t yet change gender markers on driver’s licenses, despite recent ruling

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

A Kansas Court of Appeals ruling Friday allows Kansans to change the gender markers on their licenses. But AG Kris Kobach instructed the state Department of Revenue not to make gender marker changes while the matter is in litigation.

Crime & Courts June 13, 2025 - 1:10 pm

Trans Kansans win court ruling to change the gender on their IDs

by Zane Irwin & Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

A Kansas Court of Appeals decision Friday reversed a district court order that prohibited transgender people from changing their driver’s licenses to reflect their gender identity.

Health May 28, 2025 - 3:32 pm

Kansas trans kids file lawsuit over new law banning gender-affirming care

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Two transgender teenagers and their parents are challenging a new Kansas law that bans gender-affirming care for minors with a lawsuit filed in Douglas County District Court.

Lawrence news April 4, 2025 - 9:56 am

Kansas mental health providers brace for impact of anti-trans laws

by Grace Hills, Kansas Reflector

With gender-affirming care for minors now banned in Kansas, the weight of their transgender care falls largely on mental health providers. Nobody can police what a therapist talks to their client about.

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