A state legislature mired in animus against transgender Kansans has succeeded in its inhumane goals, leaving those affected in a state of confusion and anxiety.
Victoria Kelly moved across the border from Missouri to
Kansas about four years ago in search of more physician-assistant job
opportunities and life in a bigger city. It was also around this time that she
came out as trans. Back then, the ability to change the gender marker on a Kansas
driver’s license was held up in court, so her first Kansas license had her
Since its enactment, the driver's license law has left trans Kansans unsure of how to navigate everyday life
Law demanding IDs must match ‘sex at birth’ invalidated the driver’s licenses of about 1,700 trans people in the state
A new state law in Kansas is the first to retroactively invalidate driver's licenses and other legally obtained documents of…
A new Kansas law requiring transgender residents' state-issued identification to reflect their "sex at birth" went into effect…
Law demanding IDs match ‘sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings
The law retroactively invalidates driver's licenses with updated gender markers that were legally obtained.
