Kansas Attorney General Seeks to Overturn Ruling Allowing Transgender Residents to Change Birth Certificates

Kris Kobach filed a motion in federal court asking a judge to modify a 2019 order requiring Kansas to allow transgender people to change the sex on their birth certificates.
The motion comes as a new Kansas law called the "Women's Bill of Rights" is set to take effect July 1 and prohibits trans residents from changing their birth certificates.
Kobach contends the new law directly contradicts the 2019 court order.
LGBTQ advocates warned the new law would likely bar trans Kansans from changing their birth certificates and promised to fight Kobach's motion.
Kobach's move is in keeping with a series of laws Kansas Republicans have passed aiming to curb protections for trans people.