Kansas AG Seeks to Block Alterations to Transgender People’s Birth Certificates

Kansas AG Seeks to Block Alterations to Transgender People’s Birth Certificates
Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach speaks at a rally in Topeka, Kansas, on Oct. 6, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a petition on June 23 in federal court asking a judge to end a mandate requiring Kansas to allow transgender people to alter their birth certificates.

If Kobach’s June 23 petition, which doesn’t seek to reverse past alterations, is successful, those who identify as transgender could be prevented from altering their birth certificates to reflect their chosen gender identities.

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