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On International Transgender Day of Visibility, Kansas should remember the accomplishments of Dr. Alan L. Hart, a doctor and author born in Halls Summit in the late 19th century. In 1917, he made history by becoming one of the first known trans men in the country to undergo gender affirming surgery.

Mayday Health plans to reach 1.2 million people over the course of four weeks with three billboards in the Kansas City area, three in Topeka and one in Wichita.

Transgender Kansans are living in fear and confusion under a new state law that declares some IDs invalid, and restrict their use of bathrooms. Some want to leave the state, and some national groups are helping people flee.

The Republican bills would separate public restrooms and changing rooms by sex as assigned at birth, rather than gender identity. Transgender Missourians testified that the measures would put them at greater risk of assault.

Two transgender men from Lawrence filed a lawsuit last week to stop the new Kansas law from taking effect. Hundreds of transgender residents were told their IDs are immediately invalid and must be replaced.

A new Kansas law, passed by Republican lawmakers over the governor's veto, requires that people using private facilities like bathrooms and locker rooms must use the facility that matches their biological sex at birth. Texas recently implemented a similar law, but vague guidelines for investigating complaints are sparking frustration.

The permanent exhibit at Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park in Kansas has been flagged because it mentions "equity," the lawsuit says.

The Kansas City event series “Where To Find Us” invites friends to pitch friends for love — and platonic matches too — in front of a live audience. The co-founders share how the event has evolved since 2024 and why creating intentional queer spaces matters.

Republican lawmakers will try to override the Democratic governor’s veto and put the ban into law. It penalizes individuals who use restrooms that don’t match the sex they were assigned at birth.

Missouri's current moratorium on treatments like hormone therapy and puberty blockers for minors is set to expire in 2027. But Republicans and Democrats clashed over the research on gender-affirming health care.

In addition to approving legislation that would allow public school students to transfer outside their district, a Missouri Senate committee also sparred over bills on abortion education and preventing teachers from recognizing a student's preferred gender.

Government entities — including schools — could be held liable for allowing transgender Kansans to use bathrooms based on their gender identity.