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| Region | Kansas |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Kansas law protects individuals from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sex. (KHRC interprets sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity) |
| Sources | http://www.khrc.net/pdf/Kansas%20Human%20Rights%20Commission%20Concurs%20with%20the%20US%20Supreme%20Court%20Decision%20in%20Bostock%20v%20Clayton%20County.pdf http://www.khrc.net/ |
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edited by mineszilla. full protections
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Description | 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prohibited in government and private employment until the November 2012 election when voters of both cities repealed both anti-discrimination ordinances. | Kansas law protects individuals from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of sex. (KHRC interprets sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity) |
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| Sources | www.kansas.gov/government/ | http://www.khrc.net/pdf/Kansas%20Human%20Rights%20Commission%20Concurs%20with%20the%20US%20Supreme%20Court%20Decision%20in%20Bostock%20v%20Clayton%20County.pdf http://www.khrc.net/ |
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created by KoltonLane97
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | 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prohibited in government and private employment until the November 2012 election when voters of both cities repealed both anti-discrimination ordinances.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/ |
Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed "Please see the Wichita Non Discrimination Ordinance that went into effect in January 2022. It is likely the strongest NDO in the midwest.
https://www.wichita.gov/NDO/Pages/default.aspx"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Gov. Kelly re-instated protections for state workers. Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation. Jan 2019"