A judge has ordered Kansas to stop changing trans people's sex listing on their driver's licenses
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach answers questions during a news conference about a new state law that defines male and female in state law so that transgender people can't change their driver's licenses and birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, Monday, June 26, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. The number of people making those changes jumped more than 300% this year ahead of the new law taking effect.
Kobach contends that a law, which took effect on July 1, prevents such changes and requires the statein its records. It defines “male” and “female” so that Kansas law does not recognize the gender identities of transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming people. Watson wrote in her brief order that for the motor vehicles division to keep making changes for transgender people would case “immediate and irreparable injury.” Driver's licenses remain valid for six years, and Watson noted Kobach's argument that licenses “are difficult to take back or out of circulation once issued.”
“Licenses are used by law enforcement to identify criminal suspects, crime victims, wanted persons, missing persons and others,” Watson wrote. “Compliance with state legal requirements for identifying license holders is a public safety concern." Kelly's office said it was working on a response to Watson's order. Kelly won her first term as governor in 2018 by defeating Kobach, who was then the Kansas secretary of state. He in turn
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