Trans Kansans and allies use Statehouse restrooms in act of ‘malicious compliance’

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 562

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

TOPEKA — For many trans Kansans and allied activists, Friday wasn’t their first time in the state Capitol building in Topeka.

Years of commitment to the cause led to the day’s event, which organizers called a “pee-in.”

A group of about 50 people gathered in the Statehouse to demonstrate their opposition to a recently passed bathroom ban.

Republican legislators don’t want men in women’s bathrooms and women in men’s bathrooms, said Jaelynn Abegg, one of …

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