Kansas law invalidates transgender IDs and enforces birth-sex restroom rules
TL;DR
Kansas' SB 244 goes into effect, invalidating driver’s licenses for transgender residents whose gender marker doesn’t match their birth sex; affected IDs must be surrendered and replaced to reflect birth sex, with no grace period and about $30 replacement cost. The law also requires restroom use to align with birth sex in government buildings and imposes penalties up to a $1,000 fine and possible misdemeanors for violations.
- Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday Kansas City Star
- New law puts Kansas at vanguard of denying trans identities on drivers licenses, birth certificates The Washington Post
- Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people The Topeka Capital-Journal
- Kansas law mandating same-sex restrooms in government buildings takes effect KMBC
- Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law The Independent
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