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Lawrence news August 22, 2023 - 3:22 pm

‘Sexism from a new lens:’ Kansas athletes point out inequities in face of anti-LGBTQ law

by Sam Bailey, Kansas Reflector

Kylie Forney spent her whole life training to play collegiate softball, a dream deferred by a year because of a shoulder injury easily avoided with better attention for women in athletics.

State Government August 18, 2023 - 2:09 pm

Judge allows transgender Kansans to intervene in Kobach’s driver’s license lawsuit

by Sam Bailey, Kansas Reflector

A district judge has granted a motion allowing transgender Kansans to intervene in AG Kris Kobach’s lawsuit that would require Kansas driver’s licenses to list an individual’s sex assigned at birth instead of their gender.

State Government August 16, 2023 - 1:11 pm

Attorneys battle over request for transgender Kansans to intervene in driver’s license lawsuit

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A judge said Wednesday she would quickly respond to a request by transgender Kansans to intervene in a lawsuit filed by AG Kris Kobach seeking affirmation of his belief a new state law required driver’s licenses to reflect a person’s sex assigned at birth.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Education August 13, 2023 - 2:18 pm

Statewide policy bans trans girls from girls’ sports; Lawrence school district ‘will not waver’ in support of students

by Maya Hodison

A new statewide policy bars transgender girls from girls’ sports, but the Lawrence school district is still evaluating what compliance will look like and voicing support for trans and gender-nonconforming students and employees. 

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events August 6, 2023 - 6:02 pm

Lawrence activists to celebrate city’s safe haven ordinance with ‘Party Like It’s 9999’

by Lawrence Times

Activists with No SB 180 in Lawrence, who recently saw the Lawrence City Commission act quickly to pass a local ordinance against Kansas’ anti-trans legislation, are celebrating their successful campaign with a party this week.

State Government August 3, 2023 - 3:34 pm

Kobach alleges ‘wobbly’ claims by rivals in Kansas birth-certificate fight an invitation to tyranny

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

AG Kris Kobach asserted in a new legal filing that a court order issued in the wake of a 2018 lawsuit brought by transgender Kansans did not render unconstitutional a new state law requiring birth certificates to reflect a person’s gender at birth.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news August 1, 2023 - 6:12 pm

Lawrence City Commission approves safe haven ordinance; it expands protections against anti-trans laws

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday gave final approval to an ordinance that expands local protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in the wake of Kansas’ new anti-trans legislation.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news July 18, 2023 - 8:46 pm

Lawrence City Commission approves safe haven ordinance increasing local protections for transgender people

by Mackenzie Clark

Ruby Johnson said she began to live as herself when she came out in Lawrence. She asked city commissioners Tuesday evening to adopt a safe haven ordinance to create more protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming people. And they did, 5-0.

State Government July 17, 2023 - 3:50 pm

LGBTQ+ legal group joins fight over Kobach’s quest to halt changes on Kansas birth certificates

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A national civil rights organization focused on LGBTQ+ issues waded into a federal-court campaign by AG Kris Kobach to unravel a 2019 consent order guaranteeing transgender people could change gender markers on their Kansas birth certificates.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news July 13, 2023 - 7:04 pm

Lawrence City Commission to consider ‘safe haven’ ordinance against anti-trans law

by Mackenzie Clark

Following a push by local activists, Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider approving an ordinance to enhance protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming people.

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