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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Wednesday urged the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors passed by Missouri lawmakers this month. But Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves has already said that the ban does not include criminal penalties and would be outside of the police’s jurisdiction. The ban has not yet been signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson. Bailey, in a letter to the board Wednesday, said his demand comes after the Kansas City Council approved a resolution to declare the city a sanctuary for people seeking for providing gender-affirming care. The move by the city council was in defiance of the transgender health care ban. “It is the Board’s constitutional duty to enforce the law and ensure that children are protected from these dangerous, experimental gender transition interventions,” Bailey, a Republican, wrote in the letter. “As Missouri’s top legal officer, I will take any legal action necessary aga...

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