Last year, the Kansas state legislature passed a sweeping ban on transgender medical procedures for minors, including hormones, puberty blockers, and genital mutilation surgery. Other restrictions were included involving both schools and medical facilities. Democratic Governor Laura Kelly vetoed the bill as expected and the state GOP got to work preparing to override her veto. But yesterday, a surprising twist in the story turned up. The lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of overriding the veto, but not quite overwhelmingly enough. They fell two votes short of the required two-thirds majority, so the bill has effectively been killed off, at least for now. (Associated Press)
A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas died Monday when two Republicans switched their votes and prevented the Republican-controlled Legislature from overriding the…
