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legallgbtq-rights1 year ago

Kansas Judge Upholds State's Refusal to Change Gender Markers on Driver's Licenses

A Kansas judge ruled that the state's refusal to change the sex on driver's licenses for transgender individuals does not violate their rights under the state constitution. The ruling supports the directive by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, who argued that issuing licenses based on biological sex at birth is a public safety concern. The decision stems from a law passed in 2023 defining biological sex as male or female at birth. The judge rejected claims of violations of personal autonomy, informational privacy, and equal protection, stating that the law's meaning is clear. LGBTQ+ advocates condemned the ruling, vowing to continue working for a state that respects their identities.

via Fox News|
#drivers-licenses#kansas#kris-kobach
legal2 years ago

Kansas Judge's Order to Halt Gender Changes on Driver's Licenses Challenged by Kelly Administration

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit initiated by Attorney General Kris Kobach, which seeks to prevent the Kansas Department of Revenue from processing requests to change gender markers on driver's licenses. The ACLU argues that Kobach's actions are unconstitutional and discriminatory against transgender individuals. The intervention aims to support the Department of Revenue's motion to reverse the temporary restraining order that blocked gender-marker adjustments on licenses. The ACLU's response could potentially lead to a constitutional challenge of the Kansas statute.

via Kansas Reflector|
#aclu#kansas-department-of-revenue#kris-kobach
politics2 years ago

Legal Battle Erupts Over Transgender ID Changes in Kansas

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed a lawsuit against Governor Laura Kelly over the ability of transgender individuals to change the gender on their state-issued IDs. The lawsuit seeks to enforce Kobach's opinion that gender changes on driver's licenses should reflect the person's gender assigned at birth. The governor disagrees and believes the state's current policy, which allows gender changes, should remain unchanged. The lawsuit accuses Kelly of ignoring the law, while Kobach argues that the Republican-controlled Legislature has the ultimate say on state law. Since 2019, hundreds of people have changed their gender on their IDs in Kansas.

via KCUR|
#gender-identity#kris-kobach#laura-kelly
politics2 years ago

Kansas Attorney General Orders Reversal of Gender Changes for Trans Kansans.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced that transgender Kansans who legally changed the gender on their drivers’ licenses or birth certificates will soon see them changed back by the state, in line with a new law defining male and female according to a person’s biological characteristics. The law, set to take effect on July 1, requires state agencies to maintain records in line with a person’s sex assigned at birth. Trans Kansans will still be able to vote and drive using their current IDs, but future IDs will show their gender at birth. The law has been criticized as one of the broadest restrictions on transgender rights in the country and could fuel harassment and violence against the LGBT community.

via KCUR|
#discrimination#gender-identity#kansas
lgbtq-rights2 years ago

Kansas Attorney General Seeks to Ban Transgender Birth Certificate Changes

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed a request in federal court to end a requirement for Kansas to allow transgender people to change their birth certificates. The request seeks to prevent future changes, not undo past ones. The move appears to be in keeping with a new Kansas law taking effect July 1 that rolls back transgender rights. The law is designed to prevent transgender people from using restrooms, locker rooms, and other single-gender facilities associated with their identities. At least nine other states have such laws, mostly focused on public schools.

via The Associated Press|
#birth-certificates#kansas#kris-kobach