A NEW KANSAS LAW HAS EFFECTIVELY INVALIDATED THE DRIVER’S LICENSES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-ISSUED DOCUMENTS OF TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS, LEAVING MANY IN LEGAL AND PERSONAL LIMBO.(PHOTO).

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Kansas driver’s license law puts some transgender residents in ID limbo A new Kansas law has effectively invalidated the driver’s licenses and other government-issued documents of transgender residents, leaving many in legal and personal limbo. Senate Bill 244, which went into effect immediately after the legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, requires that the gender listed on a driver’s license align with the state’s binary definition of male and female. The law also directs the state registrar to “correct” birth certificates that do not match these definitions. Unlike similar restrictions in other states, Kansas’ law retroactively invalidates previously issued documents. Legal advocates warn that the law threatens the privacy and safety of transgender residents, forcing them to disclose their gender identity in situations ranging from employment applications to renting property or opening bank accounts. The law also restricts bathroom use to the sex assigned at birth and amen...

BEYONCE CELEBRATES FIFTH ALBUM SUCCESS.

Having her cake AND eating it! Beyonce, 32, celebrates the success of her fifth album with a custom made cake                   She celebrates today,by posting pictures on her instagram account of a custom made cake with the art work styled across it.The Billboard revealed this week that the singer's self titled album will open at number one of the top R&B/Hip hop albums chart.She posed like a real super star with the cake that resembles the album which has sold 617,000 copies in the US so far.Releasing the album without any prior warning has not been a hit with everyone,with major US retailer Target now refusing to stock the physical copy of the album.The singer had made an exclusive deal with iTunes for the first week of sale,which seems to have riled retailer Target.More photos below.                                                                                                Going like hot cakes! Copies of Beyonce's album have flung off the shelves, which has naturally caused the singer to celebrateWinning formula: Beyonce's revolutionary way of releasing her new album has paid off, making history as iTunes' fast-selling productQueen B: Beyonce poses in celebratory mode the same day Billboard reveals her new album will reach number one

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