Kansas Invalidates Trans IDs as Law Takes Effect
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A new Kansas law requiring gender markers on IDs to match birth sex took effect, invalidating about 1,700 driver’s licenses (and affecting 1,849 birth certificates) with no grace period and a replacement cost of $8. The move, pushed by lawmakers and vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly but overridden, sparked protests, warnings from advocacy groups to flee, and deep personal anguish among transgender residents who fear further rights backlash and consider leaving the state.
- Trans Kansans struggle with Legislature’s ‘cruelty’ as driver’s licenses are invalidated Kansas Reflector
- Kansas invalidates driver’s licenses, birth certificates of over 1,000 transgender residents Reuters
- Two transgender men sue Kansas over ‘dehumanizing’ driver’s license law The Guardian
- Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday Kansas City Star
- Trans Kansans appalled by bathroom, driver’s license law: ‘They’re punishing us’ Yahoo
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