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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.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news March 5, 2025 - 3:29 pm

Lawrence couple feels impact of new federal anti-trans policies

by Tricia Masenthin

Claven Snow’s birth certificate has reflected his name and male gender identity for more than a decade, as does his current driver’s license. But his renewed passport, issued after Trump’s recent executive orders, came back with an “F” sex marker.

Cuyler Dunn / Lawrence Times
Education February 26, 2025 - 1:27 pm

Students protest KU removing gender-inclusive assignments at Grace Pearson scholarship hall

by Cuyler Dunn

Nearly 75 students gathered Wednesday in front of Strong Hall, which houses top administrators on KU’s campus, to protest the university removing gender-inclusive assignments and restrooms in Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall. 

Education February 16, 2025 - 7:43 pm

KU Housing to nix gender-inclusive assignments, restrooms in Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall

by Lane Rozin

Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall at KU will no longer have gender-inclusive assignments and restrooms next year, and residents are concerned about the effects on LGBTQ+ students.

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Arts & Events October 6, 2023 - 12:55 pm

KU Theatre season opens with dark comedy

by Lawrence Times

KU Theatre will open its season with a provocative play that aims to “combat age-old constructs of exhaustion and repression through a diverse array of modern feministic and queer viewpoints.”

Community Voices March 8, 2021 - 7:00 am

Kimberly Lopez: Repeat after me – Nonbinary does not equal androgyny (Column)

by Kimberly Lopez

Note: The Lawrence Times runs opinion columns and letters to the Times written by community […]

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