Kansas to force trans people to reverse gender markers

A Kansas law will reverse gender markers on trans people’s birth certificates and driving licences, in a move deemed “disastrous” for those affected. On Monday (26 June), state attorney general Kris Kobach confirmed to reporters that the new law – Senate Bill 180 – which takes effect from 1 July, will legally erase trans people’s gender identities. The Republican-controlled legislature enacted the law despite Democratic governor Laura Kelly vetoing it in April. Kobach said the law will also force public schools to record students as the gender assigned at birth,...