Kansas enforces ban on transgender athletes in women's and girls' sports.

Kansas has become the first state to ban transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports from kindergarten through college, despite opposition from Democratic Governor Laura Kelly. The law, which takes effect on July 1, is part of a wave of proposals by Republican lawmakers across the US to restrict LGBTQ rights. The Kansas law not only prevents transgender people from using public restrooms and locker rooms associated with their gender identities but also bars them from changing their name or gender on their driver's licenses. LGBTQ-rights advocates say it is part of a national campaign to erase transgender people from American society.