Senate President Ty Masterson and Kansas Republicans just voted to send men into ladies’ bathrooms

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 788

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The Kansas Legislature stands at a precipice.

As soon as today — Wednesday — House members could pass Senate Substitute for House Bill 244, a bill that officially turns transgender Kansans into second-class citizens, hunted by vigilantes and subject to mandatory discrimination. The Senate overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the bill on Tuesday, and the House will be up next.

Members may try to assuage their guilty consciences by telling themselves that …

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