Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes trans bathroom bill, gender-affirming care ban

GOVERNMENTKansas Gov. Laura Kelly rejects transgender bathroom bill, gender-affirming care banAndrew BahlTopeka Capital-Journal

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a slate of anti-transgender bills Thursday, including a sweeping provision requiring trans individuals use bathrooms and other facilities based on their sex assigned at birth and a separate ban on gender affirming care for youths.

Kansas Gov. vetoes gender affirming care ban, bill defining biological sex

“Companies have made it clear that they are not interested in doing business with states that discriminate against workers and their families," Kelly says.

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When Social Media Presents Only an ‘Unlivable Life’ | WIRED

THERE ARE TIMES when I wonder whether I’m in denial about the perilous state of trans rights; I find my attention snapping from a lovely dinner with my polycule, most of whom are trans, to the screaming Mouth of Sauron that is social media’s endless shouting about how me and my people are all going to die. It can feel convincing; the evidence piles up with every legislative filing, from coast to coast. It’s a bleak picture made up of far more than unkind words.

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A New Ban On Trans Girls And Women In School Sports Could Lead To “Invasive Examinations” Of Student-Athletes To Prove Their Gender, Advocates Say

The Republican lawmaker who introduced the bill said it would be enforced via student-athletes’ physical exams.

Protesters march outside the Kansas Statehouse on Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, in Topeka, Kansas. John Hanna /AP

Kansas governor vetoes 'born-alive' abortion bill, but lawmakers likely have the votes to override

“Terminal infants would be ripped from their parents’ arms and forced through painful, medically unnecessary procedures that would only prolong their suffering,” said Aileen Berquist, policy director for the ACLU of Kansas, in written testimony.

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This Kansas City author saw his children’s books get banned. He’s not giving up | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR

Bradshaw and Kubic both pointed out that in banning books, too often, one parent winds up deciding what all children can read, not just their own child. Kubic also noted that the works targeted are often titles by African Americans or those with themes about LGBTQ+ people.

Kansas City author and illustrator Shane W. Evans recently learned that one of his works had been listed among the most banned children's picture books of the past school year.

Kansas enacts transgender athletes ban over veto of Gov. Laura Kelly

The Kansas Legislature voted to override the Democratic governor's veto of a bill that bans transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports from kindergarten through college. It is the latest push of several anti-trans bills introduced by Republican legislators in the state.

Rep. Susan Ruiz, D-Shawnee, joins, Rep. Heather Meyer, D-Overland Park, in calling out GOP legislative members following Wednesday's vote to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto on a bill banning transgender athletes in the state. Evert Nelson/The Capital-Jou

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"The sports ban has never sincerely been about protecting women's sports," said Micah Kubic, the executive director of the ACLU of Kansas. "Rather, it arises out of the same gender discrimination, stereotyping, and paternalism that has held back progress for cisgender women athletes for centuries."

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. (Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

How the Kansas Legislature responded to last year's abortion vote - Kansas Reflector

Chloe Chaffin, program lead for Loud Light and the chapter president of Washburn Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity, and Leslie Butsh, field director with the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, discuss the state of reproductive rights this legislative session.

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