Kansas Republicans Add Bathroom Ban to Anti-Trans Proposal, Shuffle Bills to Avoid Public Hearings

Kansas Republicans add bathroom ban to anti-trans proposal, shuffle bills to avoid public hearings

TOPEKA — The anti-transgender “bathroom bill” made a comeback in Kansas politics Monday after a GOP-led legislative committee pushed out legislation to force anyone using a bathroom in government buildings to use the facility matching their biological sex at birth.…

Bill banning DL gender marker changes expanded to government bathrooms

A House committee late Monday afternoon approved an expanded bill that would bar transgender people from using restrooms and locker rooms in government buildings that don't align with their biological sex. The amended bill requires state and local governments to designate restrooms, locker rooms and changing rooms for use based on someone's biological sex. The House judiciary committee voted 9-7 to rework a bill that started out as legislation r…