Kansas lawmakers send bill banning gender-affirming care for minors to governor’s desk

Kansas poised to become 25th state to ban gender-affirming care for minors

Republicans in the Kansas legislature are poised to make the state the 25th to outlaw medical care for trans kids when they vote to override it. While Gov. Laura Kelly (D) is expected to veto the bill, Republicans hold supermajorities in both the Kansas House and Senate. Related: Dozens of families flee Ohio after anti-trans health care ban passes The GOP is “literally killing our children,” one Democrat said, blasting the new legislation. …

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Kansas Legislature Bans Trans Kids From Accessing Gender-Affirming Care

The Kansas legislature passed an anti-trans bill on Wednesday that would bar transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care in the state. “Kansas children will die if this becomes law,” said Senate Democratic leader Dinah Sykes. “Their decision to ban medically necessary, safe, effective health care is going to cost Kansas kids their lives.” The bill, Senate Bill 233, would ban health care... Source

Kansas lawmakers send bill banning gender-affirming care for minors to governor’s desk

Kansas could become the latest state to ban gender-affirming health care for minors after its Republican-dominated Legislature sent a bill prohibiting transgender youth from accessing treatments such as puberty blockers and hormones to the governor’s desk. The bill, which passed both the state House and Senate on Wednesday, is expected to be rejected by Democratic Gov.…

As Kansas nears gender care ban, students push university to advocate for trans youth

As Kansas prepares to ban gender-affirming care for minors, students at the state's largest university taking action. They're trying counter Republican efforts to roll back transgender rights by pushing to