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).
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...
According to sources,recently a 14 year old Arshdeep Kaur and her mother Shinder,were traveling fro their home in Punjab,northern India to visit relatives when a group of about half a dozen men began harassing them.The men grabbed the 14 year old and made several attempts to molest her and her mother,but instead of defending them,the bus staff joined in the sexual assault.The incident took place on a near empty bus near Moga,some 50 miles from the Pakistan border,in Punjab province.From the testimony the mother of the 14 year old gave the press in the hospital,she said Shortly after they boarded the bus,a group of men had surrounded them and tried to grab both of them.The mother alerted the conducted about the harassment instead the conductor joined in and started abusing them both.After fighting off her attackers,she ran through the bus to tell the driver to stop the bus,but immediately the driver started driving faster.The assault continued untill the bus slowed down and they were pushed off the bus by the men.Both mother and daughter suffered serious injuries,but the daughter later died in the hospital.The police had launched an investigation to capture the molesters.One more photo below. 
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