Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding Surrender Of Drivers License

Friday, February 27, 2026

Today, transgender people across Kansas are reporting receiving letters from the Kansas Division of Vehicles stating that they must surrender their driver's licenses ... The letter, obtained by Erin in the Morning, marks one of the most significant erosions of transgender civil rights in the United States to date.

Posted by A_Friend at 01:30 PM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses. Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen ...

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-- Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) Feb 25, 2026 at 8:06 PM

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The letter, which has been reported to Erin In The Morning by a Kansas-based activist, states that under House Substitute for Senate Bill 244, Kansas-issued driver's licenses and identification cards must now reflect the credential holder's "sex at birth." It warns that upon the law's publication in the Kansas Register on Thursday, February 26, current credentials for affected individuals "will no longer be valid." The Legislature, the letter notes, "did not include a grace period for updating credentials," and anyone operating a vehicle without a valid credential "may be subject to additional penalties." Those whose gender marker does not match their sex assigned at birth are directed to surrender their current credential to the Division of Vehicles for reissuance.

You can see the full letter here:

#1 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-02-26 05:30 PM

"You [fudging] idiot. This is a state issue nothing to do with the federal government. God you can be a blooming idiot sometimes.
#5 | Posted by LauraMohr

If only the Federal government had the unheard of ability to prevent states from discriminating against minorities.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
www.justice.gov

Or Federal judges had a way to stop it using the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (US v. Skrmetti).

In a 6 [GOP] - 3 [Dem] decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Skrmetti v. U.S. that SB1" Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors " does not illegally discriminate against individuals on the basis of sex or transgender status.
www.aclu.org

The fact that you buy hook-line-and-sinker into the GOP argument of state rights on this issue while disregarding Federal ability to block states from discriminating sure shows me to be the idiot.

Jill Stein 2028!