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...

MOHAMED FAHMY,EX-AL-JAZEERA JOURNALIST THAT WAS PUT BEHIND BARS IN EGYPT,IS NOW FREE.

                          Mohamed Fahmy was arrested in December 2013 with two other Al-Jazeera English colleagues Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed and sentenced to three years in prison for airing what a court described as ''False news'' and coverage biased in favour of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood.Fahmy left Cairo on tuesday for the first time since his arrest in 2013,after his name was removed from a no-fly list.He is expected to travel to Canada,where he will teach journalism at the University of British Columbia.Speaking alongside his lawyer ,Mohamed Fahmy said he owes a lot to the international community.He stayed behind bars in Egypt for more than a year.More photos below.                                                                                     

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