Kansas Will No Longer Change Sex Designation on Birth Certificates for Transgender People

Kansas joins Montana, Oklahoma, and Tennessee in prohibiting people from changing their birth certificates.
Kansas Will No Longer Change Sex Designation on Birth Certificates for Transgender People
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach answers questions from reporters during a news conference outside his office in Topeka, Kan., on May 1, 2023. John Hanna/AP Photo/
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Kansas will stop allowing people to change the sex on their birth certificates to reflect their chosen gender identities, the state Department of Health and Environment said Friday.

The decision from the state makes Kansas one of the four states that won’t change people’s birth certificates. It already was among the few states that won’t change the sex designation on a transgender person’s driver’s license.