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...

NIGERIAN AWARD WINNING POET 'IKEOGU OKE',DIES AT THE AGE OF 51 OVER THE WEEKEND.{PHOTO}.#RIP

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       Nigerian renowned poet and winner of the 2017 NLNG-sponsored Nigerian Prize for literature, Ikeogu Oke, is dead.
The award-winning Nigerian poet died at the National Hospital in Abuja after a protracted illness at aged 51.
Oke’s poem, The Heresiad, was declared the winner of the coveted prize from among 184 entries received from across the nation.
The deceased, who is graduated with a BA in English and literary studies from the University of Calabar and an MA in literature from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, performed his poems at various fora in Nigeria, South Africa and the United States.
On September 16, the award-winning Nigerian poet took to his Facebook page to write his epitaph.
The post read: “My Epitaph. Here lies a man who loved virtue and art, And gave to both his fortunes and his heart. Ikeogu Oke (1967 – ).”.May his soul rest in peace,AMEN.
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