1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to take immediate action against Kansas Senate Bill 244, which invalidates the driver's licenses of transgender residents and strips them of their legal identity. This law is both unconstitutional and fundamentally immoral. Under SB 244, the Kansas Department of Revenue's Division of Vehicles has sent letters to transgender people informing them their licenses are "no longer valid" effective immediately. This means transgender Kansans like Daniel Doe and Matthew Moe, who have filed suit in Douglas County District Court, can no longer legally drive, board planes, access banking services, or prove their identity for employment. The law erases their legal existence. Beyond invalidating identification documents, SB 244 prohibits transgender people from using public restrooms on government property that align with their gender identity. It establishes a private right of action allowing anyone to sue suspected transgender individuals for one thousand dollars in damages for using the "wrong" restroom. This creates a bounty hunter system that invites harassment and discrimination against an already vulnerable population. Governor Laura Kelly vetoed this legislation, recognizing its cruelty and constitutional violations. The legislature overrode her veto anyway. Now transgender Kansans face legal challenges to their personal autonomy, privacy, equality, due process, and freedom of speech under the Kansas Constitution. No government should have the power to erase someone's identity or deny them the documentation necessary to participate in society. This law does not protect anyone. It simply targets transgender people for exclusion and humiliation while making all Kansans less safe by forcing people into situations that increase conflict and distress. I urge you to publicly oppose SB 244 and work toward its repeal. Transgender Kansans deserve the same dignity, recognition, and constitutional protections as every other resident. Their identification documents should reflect who they are, not who the government demands they be.