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. SOLUDO PAYS EXAM FEES FOR INMATES OF ONITSHA CORRECTIONAL CENTER.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE


SOLUDO PAYS EXAM FEES FOR INMATES OF ONITSHA CORRECTIONAL CENTER   


By Nnaemeka Egwuonwu

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has payed the examination fees for candidates of the Onitsha Custodial Center of the Correctional Services, who sat for the NABTEB GCE and Technical examinations.

This was in fulfilment of his promise to ensure that the inmates of the center left it better citizens than they joined.

Handing over the cheque of (N1, 220, 000), One Million, Two Hundred and Twenty naira, for the Fifty-Four candidates, the Commissioner for Education Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh pointed out that the gesture was in keeping with Governor Chukwuma Soludo's resolve to make better citizens out of the inmates after service.

She enjoined the beneficiaries to make maximum use is the opportunity provided to better their lots.

Earlier, the Controller of Corrections, Anambra State Command, Usifo E, has appreciated Gov. Soludo for the material and financial donations to the Onitsha Custodial Center.

 

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