Transgender Kansans will be barred from single-sex spaces inconsistent with their sex assigned at birth after Kansas became the first state in the nation to pass a sweeping new law over Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto.
The Kansas House voted Thursday to override Kelly by a vote of 84 to 41 to enact the “women’s bill of rights.” The Senate voted to override Kelly 28-12 the previous day.
The new law, which takes effect in July, will impact a wide array of services for transgender and nonbinary Kansans. For example, people will no longer be able to change their driver’s license to align with their gender identity.
The bill, which Lenexa Democratic Rep. Brandon Woodard called the most extreme anti-trans legislation in the country, defines man and woman in state statute based solely upon reproductive capability and explains the state has an interest in protecting spaces designated for women.
Transgender Kansans say they believe it is designed to functionally erase their identities in soc...
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