Wednesday marked the first day in two years that transgender Kansans were able to change the gender markers on their drivers licenses after the Kansas Supreme Court denied Attorney General Kris Kobach’s appeal in a long legal battle.
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.
Cuyler Dunn / Lawrence Times
Residents of Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall at KU will hold a town hall Monday evening for students to share testimonies of how gender-inclusive housing has helped them feel safer on campus.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
KU students, propelled by the firing of a student employee who had spoken out, marched Wednesday to the housing offices in protest of the university’s decision to end gender-inclusive housing at Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall next year.
Cuyler Dunn / Lawrence Times
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.
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.
With a new free book collection now available, the Raven Book Store is aiming to support local youths who are “perfectly queer.”
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Rainbow colors will soon hit the streets of downtown for the Lawrence PRIDE celebration, and two Two-Spirit drag performers will be featured this year for the first time.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Lawrence booksellers want to make it “perfectly clear” they support youths who are “perfectly queer.”
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Three Kansas organizations will offer a free training session Monday at Art Love Collective about the ways powerful storytelling can contribute to LGBTQ+ advocacy.
