Press Releases

Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas changes policy on gender-affirming surgeries; ACLU of Kansas and TLDEF urge further reforms.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas has changed its policy that forced people seeking gender-affirming surgery to legally change their name before the insurance giant would cover the surgery.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

North Lyon County School District commits to reforms following illegal punishment of student because of her sexual orientation

Officials from the North Lyon County School District notified the ACLU of Kansas of its intention to implement several reforms following a January incident in which a 14-year-old student suffered discrimination on a school bus.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

After ACLU of Kansas warning, UberEats updates trans driver’s information; company commits to do more to help trans employees

Hours after the ACLU of Kansas warned UberEats to resolve a potentially dangerous problem with its app, the company publicly apologized, appropriately updated our trans client’s app identity, and shared several of its remedial corporate initiatives.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights