Kansas Invalidates Transgender Driver's Licenses

0:00On March 11, Kansas officials have started invalidating driver's licenses that show a gender marker different from birth sex. The state-revenue department confirmed the new law voids those updates, and affected drivers' musket replacements matching their original records to. Keep driving legally. This policy stems from legislation passed earlier this year by Republican lawmakers who overwrote a veto from Democratic governor, Laura Kelly. It applies retroactively to any licenses changed since Kansas first allowed those updates back in 2007. Supporters say the move ensures state IDs master legal definition of sex based on birth. Governor Kelly called it an overreach into personal choices, while Attorney General Chris Kobach pushed for it to align with a prior state law. Now the state is mailing letters to impacted residents, telling them to surrender old licenses right away. The change kicked in late February after the law hit the official register. Legal fights are underway, with two residents suing over claims of privacy and equality

1:02violations. A district judge turned down to request the pause the law for now, so the revocations continue as courts sorted out.