A state-court judge on Monday ordered Kansas to stop allowing transgender people to change the listing for their sex on their driver’s licenses.
District Judge Teresa Watson’s ruling stops residents from making the change for at least two weeks, though she may expand the order until the litigation is complete. Attorney General Kris Kobach also reportedly sued members of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration, suggesting a newly-enacted law requiring the state government to use biological gender. Kobach argues the new law, which went into effect on July 1, overturns the state’s existing policy allowing residents to change the gender listed on their licenses according to gender identity.
In Watson’s ruling she wrote, “Licenses are used by law enforcement to identify criminal suspects, crime victims, wanted persons, missing persons, and others. Compliance with state legal requirements for identifying license holders is a public safety concern.”
That new law defines a person’s sex as male or female, based on the biological reproductive system as observed at birth, applying that definition to any state law or regulation. It also says that “important governmental objectives” of protecting people’s privacy, health, and safety justify single-sex areas such as bathrooms and locker rooms.
In more shocking news that we previously shared, Health professionals are being urged to use the term “bonus holes” when referring to vaginas in order to avoid offending transgender or non-binary patients, according to the Daily Mail.
his suggestion was made by a charity called Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, which aims to provide information and support for health professionals treating patients with cervical cancer, per the news outlet. The charity clarified that they were not suggesting that all women use this term, but rather it was important to use inclusive language that would reach out to transgender and non-binary individuals. However, this suggestion has been met with criticism from women’s rights campaigners who argue that the language is misogynistic and dehumanizing.
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The use of the term “bonus holes” instead of “vagina” is seen as an attempt to be more inclusive and respectful towards transgender and non-binary individuals. By using this terminology, health professionals are acknowledging that not everyone with a vagina identifies as a woman.