A new law taking effect in July will affect transgender Kansans. Among other provisions, the new law will bar them from using public restrooms, locker rooms and other spaces that match their gender identity. The law doesn’t specify any enforcement measures, which has left trans people with a degree of uncertainty.
University of Kansas Law Professor, Kyle Velte, says the lack of clarity is creating confusion about whether businesses have a duty to enforce the law. He asks if a customer sees somebody they suspect is trans going into a women’s restroom, do they have the right to go to the owner and tell them to enforce the Women’s Bill of Rights? The answer is very unclear.
Transgender Kansans will also likely lose the ability to change the gender listed on their drivers licenses and other state ID’s on July 1st.
