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Caitlyn Jenner says an executive order directing the use of sex assigned at birth on official documents left her passport gender marker stuck at M after renewal, preventing international travel; she updated her birth certificate to reflect female but the passport still lists M. She mailed a letter to Trump at Mar-a-Lago seeking help but hasn’t heard back, though she says she still supports him.
A new Kansas law prohibiting transgender people from updating gender markers on IDs retroactively invalidates tens of thousands of existing documents, with about 1,700 driver’s licenses and related birth certificates canceled and letters sent warning of penalties for driving unless licenses are surrendered for new ones reflecting birth sex; the move spurs lawsuits and protests over perceived gender-based discrimination and concerns about harassment.
A new Kansas law requiring gender markers on IDs to match birth sex took effect, invalidating about 1,700 driver’s licenses (and affecting 1,849 birth certificates) with no grace period and a replacement cost of $8. The move, pushed by lawmakers and vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly but overridden, sparked protests, warnings from advocacy groups to flee, and deep personal anguish among transgender residents who fear further rights backlash and consider leaving the state.
Two transgender Kansans filed a lawsuit to block a new law that immediately invalidates driver’s licenses whose gender markers don’t match birth sex and also voids related birth certificates, affecting about 1,700 licenses. They argue the measure violates due process, equal protection, and free expression, and that it targets transgender people while allowing others to update details. The ACLU represents the plaintiffs; the law was rapidly enacted over a veto and supported by the state attorney general, prompting some residents to reconsider remaining in Kansas.
A new Kansas law takes effect that immediately voids previously updated gender markers on driver’s licenses and birth certificates, with no grace period, and requires new licenses at an $8 replacement fee. The measure also bars transgender people from using restrooms consistent with their gender identity and triggers a manual review of birth certificates to determine which records must be amended. The ACLU plans to sue to halt the law, arguing it outs transgender residents and undermines rights, while officials note the state must process changes under the new rules and that lawmakers overrode a veto to enact the policy.