Kansas Judge Blocks Changes to Gender on Driver’s Licenses
The state’s Republican AG had sued the Democratic Governor, saying the practice violated new state law.
July 11, 2023
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Marriage Equality Comes to Kansas's Biggest County
Johnson County, the state's most populous, can now issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
November 19, 2014
Supreme Court Puts Kansas Marriage Equality on Hold
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has granted a temporary stay on a federal court ruling that had ordered Kansas to embrace marriage equality beginning today.
November 11, 2014
Kansas Order Protects 'Religious' Groups Opposing Marriage
An order Gov. Sam Brownback issued today likely means that service providers such as adoption agencies and homeless shelters could discriminate against same-sex couples and still receive state contracts.
July 7, 2015
Amid Nuptials, Gov. Tries to Delay Kansas Marriage Equality
Same-sex couples are applying for marriage licenses in Kansas, while the governor continues to defend the state's unconstitutional ban on marriage equality.
November 13, 2014
Everything You Need to Know About Marriage in Kansas
Updated December 6: Get up to speed on the flurry of legal decisions that keep trying to bring marriage equality to Kansas.
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December 15, 2014
7 Absurd Antigay Arguments From Kan. Straight Couple
Philip and Sandra Unruh have asked a federal court to allow them to intervene in a Kansas marriage equality case because the couple fears they will lose property if same-sex couples are allowed to marry.
October 23, 2014
Is This Kansas Politician Threatening Employers of LGBTQ Activists?
Equality Kansas leaders have called for Karin Brownlee's resignation from the Olathe City Council.
November 20, 2019
Topeka, Kan., Now Protects Gender Identity, Domestic Partnerships
The city council of Topeka, Kansas, passed an 'equality package' to extend employment nondiscrimination protections to transgender individuals and those in domestic partnerships.
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May 28, 2014
Kansas Gov., ACLU Up Ante on Both Sides of Marriage Fight
The ACLU attorney representing same-sex couples who sued for marriage rights is amending the lawsuit to increase the impact of marriage equality in Kansas.
November 24, 2014
Marriage equality will be banned in these 31 states if Obergefell is overturned
Over 60 percent of the country will no longer have marriage equality if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses it.
September 8, 2025
Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids brings her intersectional experience as an LGBTQ+ Native American to Capitol Hill
She told The Advocate about how she sees her role as somebody representing so many who don’t often see themselves in power.
November 1, 2024
Kansas City, Kan., Bans Anti-LGBT Discrimination
The law also covers Wyandotte County, making the city and county only the second and third jurisdictions in Kansas with such a ban.
June 2, 2018
PHOTOS: Kansas Is Finally Over the Rainbow
Finally, there's no place like home for Kansas same-sex couples to tie the knot.
November 14, 2014
Kansas Gov. Refuses to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
As same-sex couples wed in about a quarter of the state's counties, Gov. Sam Brownback is determined to block marriage equality.
November 20, 2014
SCOTUS Lets Same-Sex Couples Marry in Kansas
The high court decided Wednesday that same-sex couples in Kansas should not have to wait any longer to get married.
November 12, 2014
Sam Brownback Says Vote for Him If You Want Marriage Ban
Gov. Sam Brownback, a far-right Republican, says in a debate that he's standing for the will of the people and that opponent Paul Davis wouldn't.
October 22, 2014
BREAKING: Kan. Gay Couples May Be Able to Marry Next Week
A federal judge has issued an order barring enforcement of the state's marriage ban, but it's on hold for a week.
November 4, 2014
WATCH: Kansas Strikes Out Again in Federal Court
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt fails to find a sympathetic ear at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
December 8, 2014
How Soon Will Kan. Let Same-Sex Couples Marry?
A federal judge says he'll decide shortly whether Kansas counties can license same-sex marriages, although state officials have asked him to avoid ruling.
November 3, 2014
Kan. Lawmakers Plan to Revive 'License to Discriminate' Bill
They want to give legal cover to those who cite religious beliefs in refusing to serve same-sex couples.
December 11, 2014