Roughly 1,700 transgender and intersex Kansans were told by the state that their driver's licenses were no longer valid, according to state officials. The Kansas Legislature should repeal Senate Bill 244 in the 2027 session so these Kansans can drive, work, and raise their families without being singled out.

The law cancels any license whose gender marker differs from the sex someone was assigned at birth. It also limits which restrooms people can use in government buildings. Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed it, but lawmakers overrode her veto.

It reaches people many Kansans may never have thought about. Dakota West is an intersex woman whose body has never responded to male hormones. Only five months after getting a license marked female, she learned the state now considered it void. "I really felt targeted, which I think was the intention of the Kansas state legislature," West told The Washington Post.

Following the rules hasn't ended the trouble. Kris Ripper, a transgender woman, switched to a license marked male to comply, yet an officer still doubted her ID was real. The charge she faced was later dismissed. In another case, a judge temporarily gave transgender driver Jamie Miller her driving privileges back, ruling the state had likely skipped the fair process she was owed.

Families feel it, too. Cameron Broyles, a transgender man, says the restroom rule makes simple outings harder because his young son still needs a parent's help in the bathroom.

Even Attorney General Kris Kobach has urged lawmakers to clarify the restroom rule's wording. A court in Lawrence is hearing a challenge this week, but no one should have to wait on a lawsuit to be treated fairly.

Sign the petition to tell the Kansas Legislature to repeal Senate Bill 244 and protect transgender and intersex Kansans in 2027.