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LGBT Rights in Kansas State

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    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
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Public opinion in Kansas appears to be somewhat divided on LGBTQ+ issues, as evidenced by recent studies.

History

Homosexual activity in Kansas

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Homosexual activity in Kansas is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2003
Legal
Sources:
Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
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Same-sex marriage in Kansas

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Same-sex marriage in Kansas is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2015
Legal
The US Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.
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Nov 19, 2014–Jun 26, 2015
Ambiguous
Same sex marriage is currently allowed in 2 counties. The state is expected to increase this as the ban is challenged county by county
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Apr 8, 2005–Nov 19, 2014
Unrecognized
Kansas voters adopted a constitutional amendment in April 2005 that said "Marriage shall be constituted by one man and one woman only" and banned granting the "rights or incidents" of marriage to other relationships.
Sources:
www.kansas.gov/government/
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kansas

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kansas is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
Kansas does not have laws censoring LGBT content.

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.
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Right to change legal gender in Kansas

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Right to change legal gender in Kansas is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 2023
Illegal
Kansas passed a new law making it impossible to change one's gender marker on legal documents, be it driver's licenses or birth certificates.

Any documents previously changed would be reverted after renewal.
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2019–Jul 1, 2023
Legal, no restrictions
After a court order, Kansas now legally allows its transgender residents to update their gender marker on their birth certificates if they were born in the state. No surgery is required.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kansas

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kansas is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently recognized.
Sources:
kansaslegalservices.org/nod…~:text=Who%20should%20I%20contact%20if,at%20785%2D296%2D1438.
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LGBT discrimination in Kansas

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LGBT discrimination in Kansas is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Kansas law prohibits discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation or gender identity in government employment. Lawrence is the only jurisdiction in Kansas where such discrimination is prohibited in government and private employment. Salina and Hutchinson had previously had these kinds of discrimination prohibited in government and private employment until the November 2012 election when voters of both cities repealed both anti-discrimination ordinances.
Sources:
www.kansas.gov/government/
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Until Sep 14, 2016
No protections
governor just removed protections for lgbt people there.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kansas

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kansas is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jun 15, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Protected federally under a Supreme Court ruling.
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Until Jun 15, 2020
No protections
There are no legal protections from employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification. However, state public employees are protected based upon both sexual orientation and gender identification.
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Jan 1, 2000–Sep 10, 2018
Ambiguous
City discrimination protection in a few cities. in one county.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Kansas

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kansas is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Aug 21, 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
In August 2020, the Kansas Human Rights Commission announced that it will investigate and resolve cases alleging discrimination on basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing and public accommodations.
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Jan 1, 2000–Aug 21, 2020
No protections
This state does not provide any legal protections from discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identification.

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)."
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Jan 1, 2000–Sep 18, 2018
Ambiguous
in three cities and one county.
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Same-sex adoption in Kansas

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Same-sex adoption in Kansas is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 2018
Legal
Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are legal.

However, Kansas allows discrimination against LGBT people on the basis of religion, which means LGBT couples can be refused by some adoption agencies.

Until Jan 1, 2018
Single only
Kansas Statute §59-2113 permits adoption by any adult (statute doesn't exclude upon sexual orientation) or any male-female, married couple petitioning jointly.

In November 2012, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled in the case In the Matter of the Adoption of I. M. that a single person who is not a biological parent of a child cannot petition to adopt that child without terminating the other parent's parental rights. Since the State of Kansas does not recognize same-sex marriages (Some individual counties do), this ruling effectively prevents same-sex couples from second-parent adoption in Kansas. Though, another court case has granted parental rights in the instances of second-parent adoption by a biological parent.
Sources:
www.kansas.gov/government/
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Serving openly in military in Kansas

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Serving openly in military in Kansas is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 20, 2011
Legal
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Kansas

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kansas is legal.

Current status
Since May 11, 2023
Legal
The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.
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Apr 2, 2020–May 11, 2023
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
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Dec 21, 2015–Apr 2, 2020
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one year deferral guidance.
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1983–Dec 21, 2015
Banned (indefinite deferral)
According to the Red Cross, if any man has had any sexual relations with another man, they WILL NOT qualify for a blood donation. Though the FDA deferral impacts all MSMs who have had sex with a man since 1977, the policy did not go into effect until 1983. The policy applied retroactively to 1977.
Sources:
fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVacci…

www.redcross.org
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Conversion therapy in Kansas

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Conversion therapy in Kansas is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options.
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Sep 7, 2016–Sep 16, 2018
Not banned
Not criminalized.
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Equal age of consent in Kansas

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Equal age of consent in Kansas is equal.

Current status
Equal
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