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Kansas GOP Passes Sweeping Anti-Transgender Bill

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amend the gender marker on their birth certificates.Kansas House members included provisions in the bill requiring accommodations for intersex people or those born with chromosomes, genitalia, or reproductive organs not associated with typical definitions for males or females.

Supporters of the measure dubbed it a “Women’s Bill of Rights,” arguing that there is a need for single-sex spaces for females.The bill’s verbiage was based on boilerplate language circulated by national anti-transgender groups who have pushed for similar measures in Congress or other states.The measure passed the Kansas Senate by a vote of 28-12 on Tuesday, April 4, after passing the House of Representatives last month by a vote of 83-41, with one conservative Republican House member absent.

That means that even if Kelly vetoes the measure, supporters likely have the votes to override her and enact the bill into law.

Kelly previously vetoed a bill seeking to ban transgender athletes from competing on sports teams or in activities designated for females, only to have the Republican-dominated legislature override her veto on Wednesday, reports CNN.

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