- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Public opinion in Kansas appears to be somewhat divided on LGBTQ+ issues, as evidenced by recent studies.
History
Homosexual activity in Kansas is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Kansas is legal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kansas is no censorship.
However, on March 22, 2022, the Senate passed censorship bill that would have allowed parents to object to content that "impairs the parent's firmly held beliefs, values or principles." The bill was vetoed by the governor and never came into effect.
Right to change legal gender in Kansas is illegal.
Any documents previously changed would be reverted after renewal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kansas is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Kansas is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT employment discrimination in Kansas is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Kansas is sexual orientation and gender identity.
However, the Human Rights Campaign states, "The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires grantees and participants of HUD programs to comply with local and state non-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation and gender identity.
HUD also prohibits inquiries regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of a prospective tenant or applicant for assisted
housing in every state (March 2012)."
Same-sex adoption in Kansas is legal.
However, Kansas allows discrimination against LGBT people on the basis of religion, which means LGBT couples can be refused by some adoption agencies.
Intersex infant surgery in Kansas is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Kansas is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Kansas is legal.
Conversion therapy in Kansas is not banned.