Statehouse leaders twist rules to abuse Kansans in grotesque spectacle of prejudice

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: January 31, 2026

Words: 1,124

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Kansas legislative leaders were determined to bully and oppress a tiny minority of people.

And they didn’t care about any rules or norms or expectations of basic human decency that stood in their way.

In two sentences, that was the story from Wednesday’s travesty at the Kansas Statehouse. Without a single public hearing, overwhelming majorities of Republicans in the House and Senate voted to force transgender Kansans to use bathrooms in government buildings based …

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