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...

GOV. SANWO-OLU,PRINCE ELEGUSHI AND OTHERS TODAY AT BALOGUN MARKET TO VISIT FIRE SCENE.{PHOTOS}.

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     R-L: General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Osanyintolu; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business District (CBD), Prince Anofiu Elegushi and others during the Governor’s visit to the scene of the fire incident at Balogun Market, Lagos Island, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.More photos below.
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