‘I will never relinquish my license’: New law stokes fear, confusion and defiance for trans Kansans

By: Sherman Smith

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 1,189

Last Updated: 1 day ago

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TOPEKA — Rhashanna Grant is ready to be a martyr for transgender Kansans by refusing to give up her invalidated driver’s license or comply with a new state law regulating bathroom use.

Trans Kansans are living in fear and confusion under a new state law. Some want to leave the state.

Not Grant. She is defiant.

“I will never relinquish my license,” she said. “I have worked too hard for who I am today. They …

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