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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the bills, including a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, would strip away rights and hurt the state's economy.
The override of Gov. Laura Kelly's veto succeeded with the votes of most Republicans and one Democrat.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the bill is "unnecessary and divisive." But legislators may try to override her veto.
In an effort to rebrand Jesus, a Kansas-based group aired the spots during the game.
Davids was the first gay Native American in Congress and is the only Democrat in Kansas's congressional delegation.
The Gardner Edgerton School District has barred transgender students from participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity and using their preferred restrooms.
Bisexual Kansas state legislator Heather Meyer says she wants to "get sh*t done."
A Kansas court ruled that a school must pay a teacher $95,000 after she was suspended for refusing to call a student by their preferred pronouns and name.
Voters Tuesday rejected a a move to amend the Kansas constitution to say it does not guarantee the right to abortion in the state.
Sen. Roger Marshall said he may obstruct the funds due to new guidance by the Biden administration that bans LGBTQ+ discrimination in programs receiving federal nutrition funds.
Kansas math teacher Pamela Ricard sued the school district, claiming that the policy of using students' preferred pronouns violated her "religious freedom."
The state's House of Representatives has failed to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of the measure.
Republican Rep. Cheryl Helmer also falsely claimed trans people are predators and denounced gender-affirmation surgery.
It's the second consecutive year that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a trans-exclusionary sports till.
Two governors -- one a Republican, one a Democrat -- have stood up to the harmful measures.
"We don't want to go down that road," Democrat Laura Kelly says as an anti-trans bill awaits her action and similar measures advance in other states.
Kansas and Alabama follow the lead of states like South Dakota and Mississippi.
As member of the Chickasaw Nation, Byers pulled off another national first.
In November, Washington could elect an out lieutenant governor, Kansas its first trans state legislator, and Michigan its first out member of Congress.
An activist who backed the new law says he felt his job was threatened when Olathe City Council member Karin Brownlee complained to his employer.
