Kansas’ attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ conservative Republican attorney general is moving to prevent transgender people born in the state from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities. Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a request late Friday in federal court asking a judge to end a requirement for Kansas to allow transgender people to change their birth certificates. A judge imposed the requirement in 2019 to settle a lawsuit by four transgender Kansas residents against three state health department officials over a state policy that critics said prevented transgender people from changing their documents even after transitioning and legally changing their names. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration agreed to the settlement and reversed a GOP policy.