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Kansas is the 34th U.S. state, admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861. Its capital city is Topeka, its largest city is Wichita, and largest metropolitan area is Kansas City. [ Website ] [ Wikipedia ]
LGBT Rights in Kansas: Kansas voters adopted a constitutional amendment in April 2005 prohibiting same-sex marriage. Similar restrictions appear in state statutes as well. State law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in government employment. only. Kansas’s hate crimes law covers hate crimes based on sexual orientation but not gender identity.
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Inmate says Kansas won’t allow his husband to visit him in prison
Monday, November 4, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas prison inmate claims he's being discriminated against because the Department of Corrections won't allow visits from his husband, whom he married legally in Iowa. [ Read more → ]
Equality House hosts ‘Drag Down Bigotry’ show in Westboro neighborhood
Monday, October 28, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Westboro Baptist Church, home of the "God hates Fags" movement, found itself with ringside seats to drag show on Saturday, organized by its neighbor, the rainbow painted Equality House. [ Read more → ]
Christian diners say gay waiter is ‘an affront to God’ and deserves no tip
Friday, October 25, 2013
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A pair of Christian diners stiffed their 20-year-old server at Carraba’s Italian restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas, on the grounds that his homosexuality is “an affront to God.” [ Read more → ]
Kansas latest state to rule married, gay couples must file taxes as singles
Saturday, October 5, 2013
WICHITA, Kan. -- Kansas tax officials issued a ruling Friday saying same-sex couples must file their state income tax returns as if each person were single, even if they filed as married on their federal returns. [ Read more → ]
Topeka adds sexual orientation, gender identity bias to Commission’s role
Thursday, September 19, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Topeka City Council has voted to expand the work of the city's Human Relations Commission to include education about discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. [ Read more → ]
Topeka city council to consider proposal on anti-LGBT discrimination
Friday, September 13, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The city council in Topeka, Kan., has scheduled a vote on an anti-discrimination proposal that would amend responsibility of the city's Human Relations Commission to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” [ Read more → ]
Kan. delegation leery of Huelskamp’s anti-gay marriage bill
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- A Republican congressman's legislation seeking a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage has picked up more sponsors - except from his colleagues in Kansas. [ Read more → ]
Lesbian couple’s sperm donor asks judge to rule he is not child’s father
Saturday, July 27, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. – A Kansas man being pursued for child support by the state after he donated sperm to a lesbian couple is asking a judge to rule in his favor before a trial. [ Read more → ]
GOP lawmaker introduces bill to amend U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage
Monday, July 1, 2013
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) on Friday introduced legislation to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
U.S. House lawmaker vows to introduce constitutional ban on gay marriage
Thursday, June 27, 2013
TOPEKA, Kansas -- U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Kansas vowed Wednesday to introduce a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage across the nation, blasting the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in two same-sex marriage cases. [ Read more → ]
Lesbian couple weds at ‘Equality House’ across from Westboro Baptist Church
Sunday, June 23, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A lesbian couple from Arkansas married Saturday on the front lawn of the Equality House in Tokepa, Kan., across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church, home of the "God hates fags" activist group. [ Read more → ]
Kan. player may be first openly gay, active player in U.S. men’s college basketball
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
It didn't take Jason Collins to say he's gay to compel Jallen Messersmith to make the same announcement. [ Read more → ]
Salina mayor first in Kansas to join national group supporting gay marriage
Thursday, April 25, 2013
SALINA, Kan. — Six months after residents in Salina, Kan., voted to repeal anti-discrimination protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation, the city's new mayor has joined a national group of mayors who support same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
Kan. lawmakers approve bill that repeals ban on quarantining AIDS, HIV patients
Saturday, April 6, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas state lawmakers have approved a bill to protect medical and emergency workers that also repeals a 25-year-old ban on quarantining AIDS and HIV patients. [ Read more → ]
‘Equality House’ moves in across the street from anti-gay Westboro church
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Planting Peace, a progressive non-profit organization dedicated to environmental conservation, has purchased a house across the street from the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church compound, giving it a new paint job that pays homage to the rainbow flag, a symbol of LGBT pride. [ Read more → ]
Kan. health dept. proposal could allow for quarantine of individuals with HIV
Friday, March 15, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A proposed bill in the Kansas state legislature could allow the quarantine of people with AIDS or HIV, according to an LGBT advocacy group in testimony before a Kansas state Senate panel on Thursday. [ Read more → ]
NC approves tougher funeral protest rules in response to anti-gay church
Sunday, March 3, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina General Assembly has given final approval to a measure that would impose stronger criminal penalties for people who disrupt funerals or memorial services. [ Read more → ]
Kansas Supreme Court rules non-biological mother has parenting rights
Saturday, February 23, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that when same-sex couples have children together, both parents can be fully recognized as co-parents under Kansas state law. [ Read more → ]
Kansas ends free HIV testing in most rural counties
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Health advocates are warning that Kansas’ decision to stop providing free HIV testing for many small, rural communities restricts services for some of the most vulnerable in the state. [ Read more → ]
Kansas sues lesbian couple’s sperm donor for child support
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple is now being sued for child support by the Kansas Department of Children and Families. [ Read more → ]
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