Transgender Kansans sue over new law invalidating their driver's licenses [View all]
Source: NBC News
Feb. 27, 2026, 2:56 PM EST
Two transgender people in Kansas have filed a lawsuit to block a new state law that invalidated hundreds of residents' driver's licenses by requiring they reflect the holders' biological sex rather than their gender identities.
The law, which took effect Thursday, allows those in violation of the law to "surrender" their licenses in exchange for new ones that match their biological sex. Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed the legislation, but was overridden by the Republican-led Legislature earlier this month.
“This legislation is a direct attack on the dignity and humanity of transgender Kansans,” Monica Bennett, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas said in a statement. “It undermines our state’s strong constitutional protections against government overreach and persecution.”
The two plaintiffs, identified by the pseudonyms Daniel Doe and Matthew Moe, are asking the court to declare the law unconstitutional and block its enforcement.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/transgender-drivers-license-birth-certificate-biological-sex-kansas-rcna261007
Link to ACLU PRESS RELEASE - Transgender Kansans Challenge State Law Invalidating Their Driver’s Licenses and Allowing Them to Be Sued for Using Public Restrooms
Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2026/02/Complaint-1.pdf
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