Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
A transgender solidarity group petitioned KU to better support its queer community in the face of anti-trans state laws. A member of the chancellor’s office says they’re willing to talk.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence City Commission will discuss the city’s conversion therapy ban at an open meeting in response to demands from Kansas AG Kris Kobach to revoke it.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Like any other history, Lawrence’s queer history repeats itself. Reflections from leaders in the gay and lesbian liberation movement of the 1970s and ’80s show how their fight for rights reverberates throughout Lawrence’s transgender community today.
The Kansas attorney general is demanding Lawrence and two other cities repeal their bans on conversion therapy for minors following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that found such bans violate the First Amendment.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A transgender woman who works at KU was notified Friday that she had been reported for using the women’s restroom.
Kansas’ latest “bathroom bill” is sending a message to transgender people: You have overstayed your welcome. Some folks in Lawrence are on their way out.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Host sites for a countywide America 250 exhibition on freedom for African Americans, Native Americans, women and LGBTQ+ people started opening their displays this week, including exhibits at the Watkins Museum and Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
Community members gathered Monday evening at South Park and marched down Massachusetts Street to protest for transgender rights amid the recent passage of anti-trans legislation.
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.
