# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CuFpRjTtio4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18810422-thekansascitystar-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/451d051aa8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-06-29T20:46:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

## Caption

Lane Rozin wakes up every day in fear.

As SB 180 — a new Kansas law that is among the most sweeping measures targeting transgender rights in the country — goes into effect on Saturday, Rozin is preparing to live a life that is more cautious.

“Now when I go out in public I will be concerned of am I safe enough to use this restroom? Is the staff in this building going to support that I use this restroom? If something bad happens, what do I do?” said Rozin, a 20-year-old trans man who lives in Lawrence and attends the University of Kansas.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly took steps to aggressively push back against the law on Thursday, setting up a showdown with Republican state Attorney General Kris Kobach. State agencies will retain their current policies allowing trans residents to change the gender markers on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses, Kelly’s office said, in direct conflict with Kobach’s interpretation of the law.

Kobach says SB 180 prohibits state officials from any further changes to documents, and requires them over time to reverse previous updates.

Shortly after Kelly’s announcement, Kobach promised to sue. 

Read more at the link in our bio.

#Kansas #KSPolitics #KansasCity #LGBTQ #TransIssues

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 1,065
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 55

## Tags

kansas, kansascity, kspolitics, transissues, lgbtq

---
Copyright (c) Gondola