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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Local advocates will discuss current anti-trans legislation and community resources at a Trans Day of Visibility event in Lawrence.
