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...

TEXAS WOMAN FACES SENTENCING TODAY FOR THREATENING JUDGE IN TRUMP CRIMINAL CASE. (PHOTO).


 Texas woman faces sentencing today for threatening judge in Trump criminal case

Abigail Shry is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday in Houston for making a violent, racist, and vulgar threat to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in August 2023. The call came just hours after Chutkan was assigned to oversee former President Trump’s criminal case tied to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, which included the January 6 Capitol riot.

Shry, 45, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to transmitting an interstate threat. According to federal court filings, she left a voicemail threatening to kill anyone “who went after President Trump,” referred to Chutkan with racial slurs, and made threats against a Texas Democratic congresswoman, Democrats generally, and the LGBTQ community. The voicemail also included a warning that if Trump did not win the 2024 election, “we are coming to kill you, so tread lightly.” Investigators traced the call to Shry’s cell phone.

During the investigation, Shry admitted to making the call but claimed she had no immediate plans to carry out her threats, though she suggested potential danger if the targeted congresswoman visited her city. Her sentencing had been postponed multiple times, and while she faces a maximum of five years in prison, federal sentences are typically shorter than the maximum. Shry was previously detained briefly but later released under conditions barring her from possessing firearms or consuming alcohol. The sentencing will be presided over by Judge Keith Ellison in Houston.


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