GOP AG sues to block transgender Kansans from altering birth certificates and licenses.

Kansas Attorney General Sues Governor Over Transgender Rights

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is taking legal action against Governor Laura Kelly (D-KS) in an effort to prevent her from blocking the effects of a new law passed by the Republican legislature. This law prohibits individuals who identify as transgender from making changes to their birth certificates and driver’s licenses.

“The Governor cannot pick and choose which laws she will enforce and which laws she will ignore,” the lawsuit filed in state district court in Shawnee County reads.

Last month, Kobach outlined his plan to ban people from changing their listed gender on birth certificates. He asked a federal judge to allow state officials to bar transgender individuals from altering their gender on official documents.

Kobach’s lawsuit argues that the provisions of the new law are affected by Kansas’s recent transgender bathroom law, which was passed by Republican legislators and overrides the governor’s veto.

Despite the new law taking effect at the beginning of July, Governor Kelly and other agencies have stated that Kansans can still update their documents, disregarding the new legislation. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Revenue have disagreed with Kobach’s opinion and will maintain their policies regarding gender markers on birth certificates and driver’s licenses.

Kobach’s lawsuit urges the governor and other officials to adhere to the Women’s Bill of Rights and issue driver’s licenses that reflect a person’s sex at birth, rather than allowing individuals to freely select their sex designation.

“Someone must stand up for the law, even if the Governor won’t,” the lawsuit reads.

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