Kansas

The previous Republican governor took away LGBTQ protections. Now a Democrat will bring them back.

The district has not elected a Democratic congressperson in a decade. There has never been a Native American woman in Congress. Until now.

The state is one of the last to refuse to correct birth certificates for trans people – even though they’ll correct a drivers license or a state ID card.

A transplanted Kansan founds 2 musical institutions.

Gilbert Baker dyes and sews a symbol that endures.

As Catholic charities in America fight for the right to discriminate against LGBT couples, the Pope is wading into the fray.

In Kansas and Oklahoma, a social worker’s religious beliefs come before the good of the child. In Connecticut, the child comes first.

The bill legalizes discrimination. The Republican governor said it would ensure “fairness” and “protect everyone.”

The law would allow adoption agencies to discard the best interests of the child in favor of the group’s “sincerely held religious beliefs.”

Child service agencies and business are against allowing discrimination against gay and lesbian couples – but Catholic officials and the Kansas City Chiefs’ owner are for it.