Overnight, hundreds of people across one red state have been suddenly left without legal identification. Transgender people living in Kansas began receiving letters this week notifying them that driver’s licenses and birth certificates that did not match their sex assigned at birth would be invalid starting on Thursday. AdvertisementThe sudden revocation of legally obtained IDs was the result of a new anti-trans law that was enacted after state lawmakers overrode the Democratic governor’s veto last week. The new law reportedly stripped approximately 1,500 transgender Kansans of their driver’s licenses, and another 1,800 birth certificates are also affected. Still, human rights advocates are warning that SB 244 will not only harm trans people but also other marginalized groups.

Source: Huffington Post February 27, 2026 21:25 UTC