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...

A 50 YEAR OLD BLACKMAN,WAS SHOT 8 TIMES IN THE BACK BY A WHITE POLICEMAN IN SOUTH CAROLINA,USA.

external               A white police officer in South Carolina has been charged with the murder of a 50 year old black man,who was shot eight times in the back as he ran away.North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey announced the charges at a hastily called news conference in which he said city Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager made a bad decision.The shooting which began as a traffic stop,occured as Americans grapple with issues of trust between law enforcement and minority communities after a series of deaths of un-named blackmen at the hands of police.They include the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson,Missouri,and Eric Gamer on Staten Island,New York.Both sparked protests nationwide.In the Charleston case,authorities said the victim,50 year old Walter Lamer Scott,was shot after the officer had already hit him with a stun gun.A video of the shooting released to news media outlets shows the officer firing several times at the man's back while he's running away.The footage was posted online by Charleston's post & courier on tuesday ,and filmed by an anonymous bystander.This is so cruel.More pictures below.                                                       

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