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 GIFTS LASU’S BEST GRADUATING STUDENT N10M.(PHOTO).



SANWO-OLU GIFTS LASU’S BEST GRADUATING STUDENT N10M


The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a reward of N10m to be given to the overall best-graduating student of the 2021/2022 academic session of Lagos State University (LASU), Aminat Yusuf.

Aminat Yusuf graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 5.0 from the varsity’s Faculty of Law. 

The Governor made the announcement at the convocation ceremony of the institution held in Ojo on Thursday.

“As a token of her brilliance, I will be giving her a token donation of N5 million and the state government will give her an additional donation of N5 million”, Sanwo-Olu said.

The beneficiary who stated that she experienced some serious financial constraints through her stay in the university, t thanked her parents for motivating and inspiring her to achieve the feat.


 

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