Kansas Sees Fourfold Increase in Gender Changes as New Law Approaches

The number of Kansas residents changing their gender on birth certificates and driver's licenses has quadrupled this year ahead of a new state law that prevents residents from identifying themselves differently than the sex assigned at birth. The law, which takes effect on July 1, conflicts with a 2019 federal court order allowing transgender people to change their birth certificates. Advocates have been running seminars to help transgender individuals navigate the process before the law goes into effect.