4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (892+ words) Dr. Alan L. Hart, a Kansas-born doctor who helped pioneer a lifesaving tuberculosis treatment, was also one of the first known transgender men in the U.S. to undergo gender-affirming surgery. But he spent much of his distinguished medical career forced to switch…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (258+ words) A New York City-based nonprofit has launched a billboard campaign to support trans Kansans with information about how to access gender-affirming care. Mayday Health plans to reach 1.2 million people over the course of four weeks with three billboards in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1155+ words) TOPEKA " Rhashanna Grant is ready to be a martyr for transgender Kansans by refusing to give up her invalidated driver's license or comply with a new state law regulating bathroom use. Trans Kansans are living in fear and confusion under…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (942+ words) A court ruled Tuesday that a new Kansas law restricting bathroom use and ID changes for transgender people can remain in effect. The ruling means that transgender people must use bathrooms in public places that align with their sex assigned…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (821+ words) With blonde hair flowing over her shoulders and spilling onto a blousy blue mini dress, Landon Patterson sat in front of the Missouri House Emerging Issues Committee Monday. The committee was debating bills that sought to separate public restrooms and…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (571+ words) Attorneys will argue Friday in court over whether a judge should delay enforcement of a state law that invalidates driver's licenses and birth certificates for those who changed their gender marker and restricts bathroom use based on sex assigned at…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (501+ words) The American Civil Liberties Union has sued to block a new Kansas law that invalidates the drivers" licenses and birth certificates of transgender residents. The law, which passed after Republicans overrode a veto from Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, also…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1316+ words) TOPEKA " Two months after a Texas bathroom law went into effect for government buildings, public officials there are still working through how to comply with the law's vague language. Just this week, the law will receive its first test after…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (571+ words) Republicans in the Kansas Legislature are a single vote from forcing restrictions on bathroom use by transgender people into state law. The Senate voted Tuesday to override the veto of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. If House lawmakers vote to do…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (699+ words) Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a GOP-led bill on Friday that bans transgender people from using restrooms and locker rooms according to their gender identity. The bill passed with support from more than two-thirds of the Republican-dominated state House…...