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.
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.
