{"id":1956355,"date":"2023-06-24T20:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T00:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-attorney-general-seeks-to-block-changing-sex-on-birth-certificates\/"},"modified":"2023-06-24T20:11:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T00:11:39","slug":"kansas-attorney-general-seeks-to-block-changing-sex-on-birth-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-attorney-general-seeks-to-block-changing-sex-on-birth-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas AG opposes changing sex on birth certificates."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkansas-attorney-general-seeks-to-block-changing-sex-on-birth-certificates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1956355&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Kansas Attorney General Seeks to End Gender Alteration on Birth Certificates<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong Opposition to Kobach&#8217;s Move<\/h3>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and LGBTQ+-rights legal group, Lambda Legal, have strongly condemned Kobach&#8217;s actions. Micah Kubic, Executive Director of the ACLU of Kansas, stated, &#8220;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\u2014and the sheer indecency\u2014of this attempt to weaponize his office&#8217;s authority to attack transgender Kansans just trying to live their lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kubic further emphasized, &#8220;What was true in 2019 remains true today: the state of Kansas cannot pick and choose which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-censorship-left-wing-violence-in-national-spotlight\/\" title=\"Big Tech censorship, left-wing violence in national spotlight\">constitutionally protected rights<\/a> it will recognize, and to deny any constitutional right to LGBTQ+ Kansans is unconstitutional and antithetical to our shared values. It&#8217;s troubling to see Mr. Kobach cynically seize an opportunity for political gain that will no doubt ultimately be another round of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-sanctions-star-democrat-election-lawyer-for-misleading-filings\/\" title=\"Court Sanctions Star Democrat Election Lawyer for \u2018Misleading\u2019 Filings\">continuing legal education<\/a> for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lambda Legal Counsel and Health Care Strategist Omar Gonzalez-Pagan described Kobach&#8217;s efforts as a &#8220;gimmick&#8221; and &#8220;unnecessary and cruel.&#8221; Gonzalez-Pagan stated, &#8220;Today&#8217;s action represents yet another unnecessary and cruel move to target the transgender community with animus and discrimination for political gain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Controversial Kansas Law Takes Effect<\/h3>\n<p>Kobach&#8217;s legal efforts coincide with a new Kansas law that will take effect on July 1. This law defines an individual&#8217;s &#8220;sex&#8221; to correspond with their biological sex, either male or female as designated at birth. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-attorney-general-seeks-to-block-changing-sex-on-birth-certificates\/\" title=\"Kansas AG opposes changing sex on birth certificates.\">bill specifically addresses areas<\/a> such as restrooms, locker rooms, prisons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-senate-passes-first-bill-defining-woman-as-a-biological-female\/\" title=\"Kansas Senate Passes First Bill Defining \u2018Woman\u2019 As A Biological Female\">rape crisis centers<\/a>, and domestic violence centers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a request in federal court on Friday to eliminate the obligation for the state to permit changes to gender on birth certificates. 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