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Jul 14, 2023

Kansas judge maintains order blocking ID gender marker changes | The Kansas City Star

LGBTQ+ Rights

“While the court’s decision today is disappointing and undoubtedly leaves transgender Kansans in fear, we want to make clear that this decision is not the final decision in the case,” the ACLU said in a...

“While the court’s decision today is disappointing and undoubtedly leaves transgender Kansans in fear, we want to make clear that this decision is not the final decision in the case,” the ACLU said in a...

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and GOP Attorney General Kris Kobach Star file photos Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article277259248.html#storylink=cpy
Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and GOP Attorney General Kris Kobach Star file photos Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article277259248.html#storylink=cpy
Jul 12, 2023

St. Marys officials again threaten library because of LGBTQ books - Kansas Reflector

The First Amendment

Members of St. Marys five-person city commission have threatened to pull the lease of the public library if they don't remove all LGBTQ+ and other "socially divisive" books from the shelves. Their efforts...

Members of St. Marys five-person city commission have threatened to pull the lease of the public library if they don't remove all LGBTQ+ and other "socially divisive" books from the shelves. Their efforts...

Rachel Mipro / Kansas Reflector The Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library's lease may not be renewed by the St. Mary's City Commission.
Rachel Mipro / Kansas Reflector The Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library's lease may not be renewed by the St. Mary's City Commission.
Jul 11, 2023

Trans Kansans launch court fight against Kobach effort to reverse gender changes on IDs

LGBTQ+ Rights

Five transgender Kansans who want to get or keep a driver’s license matching their gender identity are going to court to fight Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s effort to block state officials from...

Five transgender Kansans who want to get or keep a driver’s license matching their gender identity are going to court to fight Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s effort to block state officials from...

protestors with sign that says trans lives matter
protestors with sign that says trans lives matter
Jul 11, 2023

ACLU report finds that accessibility to voting in Kansas depends on where you live

Voting Rights

A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union finds that accessibility to voting in the Sunflower State depends on where you live. The ACLU of Kansas says there are several key factors that expand...

A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union finds that accessibility to voting in the Sunflower State depends on where you live. The ACLU of Kansas says there are several key factors that expand...

Screenshot of newscast, ACLU report finds that accessibility to voting in Kansas depends on where you live
Screenshot of newscast, ACLU report finds that accessibility to voting in Kansas depends on where you live
Jul 5, 2023

Legal battle brewing: Kansas AG and ACLU of Kansas discuss SB 180

LGBTQ+ Rights

A legal battle is brewing over a new law that took effect July 1. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s legal opinion over SB 180 is getting snubbed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. 27 News Capitol Bureau...

A legal battle is brewing over a new law that took effect July 1. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s legal opinion over SB 180 is getting snubbed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. 27 News Capitol Bureau...

Opening graphic for Inside Kansas Politics on KSNT
Opening graphic for Inside Kansas Politics on KSNT
Jul 5, 2023

Kansas Moves to Block Trans People From Correcting Their State IDs | Them

LGBTQ+ Rights

The ACLU of Kansas also condemned the action. “No matter how much Attorney General Kobach and extremists in our state legislature may wish to, they cannot erase the fundamental protections the Constitution...

The ACLU of Kansas also condemned the action. “No matter how much Attorney General Kobach and extremists in our state legislature may wish to, they cannot erase the fundamental protections the Constitution...

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach answers questions during a news conference about a new state law that defines male and female in state law so that transgender people can't change their driver's licenses and birth certificates to reflect their gender i
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach answers questions during a news conference about a new state law that defines male and female in state law so that transgender people can't change their driver's licenses and birth certificates to reflect their gender i