Kansas Judge Says State Must List Biological Sex, Not Preferred Gender, on Driver’s Licenses

A Kansas judge has ruled that the state is within its constitutional rights to refuse recognition of a person’s preferred gender on driver’s licenses. On March 11, District Court Judge Theresa Watson granted a temporary injunction, filed by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach against the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR), blocking the agency from permitting changes of a person’s gender on driver’s licenses. Mr. Kobach filed a petition for mandamus and injunctive relief related to Senate Bill 180 (SB 180), also known as the “Women’s Bill of Rights,” passed by the Kansas Legislature last year. The bill clarifies the meaning of “male” and “female,” “man” and “woman,” “girl” and “boy,” and “mother” and “father.” Mr. Kobach argued that allowing gender changes on a driver’s license would violate this state law....