Kansas AG opposes changing sex on birth certificates.
Kansas Attorney General Seeks to End Gender Alteration on Birth Certificates
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has recently filed a request in federal court to eliminate the requirement for the state to allow the altering of gender on birth certificates. This requirement, which allows transgender individuals to update their state-issued documents, was established in 2019 following a lawsuit involving four trans individuals and the Kansas Department for Health and Environment.
Strong Opposition to Kobach’s Move
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and LGBTQ+-rights legal group, Lambda Legal, have strongly condemned Kobach’s actions. Micah Kubic, Executive Director of the ACLU of Kansas, stated, “No matter how much Attorney General Kobach and extremists in our state legislature may wish to, they cannot erase the fundamental protections the Constitution guarantees to every single LGBTQ+ Kansan. Mr. Kobach should rethink the wisdom—and the sheer indecency—of this attempt to weaponize his office’s authority to attack transgender Kansans just trying to live their lives.”
Kubic further emphasized, “What was true in 2019 remains true today: the state of Kansas cannot pick and choose which constitutionally protected rights it will recognize, and to deny any constitutional right to LGBTQ+ Kansans is unconstitutional and antithetical to our shared values. It’s troubling to see Mr. Kobach cynically seize an opportunity for political gain that will no doubt ultimately be another round of continuing legal education for him.”
Lambda Legal Counsel and Health Care Strategist Omar Gonzalez-Pagan described Kobach’s efforts as a “gimmick” and “unnecessary and cruel.” Gonzalez-Pagan stated, “Today’s action represents yet another unnecessary and cruel move to target the transgender community with animus and discrimination for political gain.”
Controversial Kansas Law Takes Effect
Kobach’s legal efforts coincide with a new Kansas law that will take effect on July 1. This law defines an individual’s “sex” to correspond with their biological sex, either male or female as designated at birth. The bill specifically addresses areas such as restrooms, locker rooms, prisons, rape crisis centers, and domestic violence centers.
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