Uber Eats apologizes after being accused outing trans drivers to customers

Uber Eats has changed a policy that required drivers to display their legal name in its app, after being accused of forcing trans drivers to out themselves to customers.

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Kansas Gov. Kelly grants clemency to Johnson County man, 7 others in rare use of power

Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday she would commute or pardon the sentences of McCloud and seven others based on an exhaustive review of more than 200 applicants for clemency.

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Uber Eats tackles app profile issue that outs trans drivers

The ACLU of Kansas warned Uber Eats that its app profiles place transgender drivers at risk of harassment and violence, prompting the company to apologize Tuesday to a Kansas man and to resolve issues within the app that outed him.

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Kansas man battling cancer dies 2 months after rare release from prison, ACLU says

Chris McIntyre, who was freed from a Kansas prison two months ago in a rare medical release, died Friday. He was 48.

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Know Your Rights: LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination

Twenty-two percent of LGTBQ+ workers were not paid or promoted at the same rate as their colleagues in 2017, according to the National LGBTQ Workers Center. Sharon Brett, our Legal Director, was interviewed by KAKE on this workplace discrimination.

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What Kansas lawmakers would do if they really wanted to improve elections

Our system of government requires participation. It seems as though the Kansas Legislature wants to choose who participates. Voting is a right, not a privilege. Let’s keep working to make sure our lawmakers get the message.

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Wichita police unfairly target minorities with gang list, ACLU and Kansas Appleseed allege in lawsuit

A lawsuit filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice alleges the Wichita Police Department use of a gang list has disproportionately harmed communities of color.

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Kansas man battling terminal cancer is freed from prison in rare release, ACLU says

Christopher McIntyre, a man battling terminal cancer was released from a Kansas prison Monday after corrections officials agreed his medical condition is so severe that he is not a threat to public safety. McIntyre is among 105 ACLU of Kansas clients who requested executive clemency.

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‘Can’t get more dire’: Kansas inmate battling cancer is seeking clemency, ACLU says

Without clemency, Christopher McIntyre's battle with cancer inside prison could be a death sentence he was never sentenced to receive.

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