Posted on May 3, 2023
Will strict new anti-trans laws in Kansas keep people and companies away?
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Kansas passed one of the country's broadest laws restricting transgender rights in public spaces. Critics say the economic fallout could be vast.
WICHITA, Kansas — Ophelia Quayle grew up in Wichita, but when it was time to pick a college, she decided to go out of state.
Now that Kansas is enacting some of the country’s most burdensome restrictions on transgender rights, Quayle — a transgender woman — says she’s not coming back.
“I’m building a life where my community is safe and my intrinsic humanity is valued,” she said in an email. “The Legislature where I now live has passed laws to protect transgender people, so I’ve decided to stay.”
WICHITA, Kansas — Ophelia Quayle grew up in Wichita, but when it was time to pick a college, she decided to go out of state.
Now that Kansas is enacting some of the country’s most burdensome restrictions on transgender rights, Quayle — a transgender woman — says she’s not coming back.
“I’m building a life where my community is safe and my intrinsic humanity is valued,” she said in an email. “The Legislature where I now live has passed laws to protect transgender people, so I’ve decided to stay.”
Will strict new anti-trans laws in Kansas keep people and companies away?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Lawmakers did not outline how the athlete policy will be enforced — fueling critics’ claims that it could ultimately lead to genital inspections of kids. Lawmakers behind the law have said it doesn’t require those inspections. But critics continue to say officials haven’t created guardrails to ensure they won’t happen if a student’s sex is in question.
If there is a dispute over an athlete’s gender, the new KHSAA policy says it would be resolved by consulting a birth certificate or a doctor’s assessment. The association’s director told The Kansas City Star that assessments could include physical exams, hormone testing and other methods, but said genital inspections would not be expected. Sports participation rules for elementary school students are typically handled at the district or school level.
Similar legislation in Ohio and Florida has included genital inspection requirements that were later removed.
Both laws could be challenged in court. In fiscal notes, the attorney general’s office said it expects that they will be. No lawsuits have been filed yet, but the ACLU vowed to challenge the athlete law when it was under debate in the Legislature.
Rose Conlon reports on health for KMUW and the Kansas News Service.
The Kansas News Service is a collaboration of KCUR, KMUW, Kansas Public Radio and High Plains Public Radio focused on health, the social determinants of health and their connection to public policy."
..."Lawmakers did not outline how the athlete policy will be enforced — fueling critics’ claims that it could ultimately lead to genital inspections of kids. Lawmakers behind the law have said it doesn’t require those inspections. But critics continue to say officials haven’t created guardrails to ensure they won’t happen if a student’s sex is in question.
If there is a dispute over an athlete’s gender, the new KHSAA policy says it would be resolved by consulting a birth certificate or a doctor’s assessment. The association’s director told The Kansas City Star that assessments could include physical exams, hormone testing and other methods, but said genital inspections would not be expected. Sports participation rules for elementary school students are typically handled at the district or school level.
Similar legislation in Ohio and Florida has included genital inspection requirements that were later removed.
Both laws could be challenged in court. In fiscal notes, the attorney general’s office said it expects that they will be. No lawsuits have been filed yet, but the ACLU vowed to challenge the athlete law when it was under debate in the Legislature.
Rose Conlon reports on health for KMUW and the Kansas News Service.
The Kansas News Service is a collaboration of KCUR, KMUW, Kansas Public Radio and High Plains Public Radio focused on health, the social determinants of health and their connection to public policy."
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