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Kansas Law Requires Sex at Birth on Driver’s Licenses, Invalidates Hundreds of IDs
Lyft offers 50% off rides in Kansas to support transgender residents after new law voids licenses with mismatched gender markers, valid through March 9, 2026.
- Using its Threads account, Lyft posted on Saturday evening a code TRANSJOY for 50% off rides in Kansas, valid through 3/9/26 and capped at up to $10.
- After the House Substitute for Senate Bill 244 was passed following an override of the governor's veto, the law declared previously issued licenses 'shall be invalid' with some letters dated Monday, creating immediate effects.
- The company points to past partnerships and donations, noting more than $42 million raised through its Round Up & Donate program and over 100,000 rides via the Lyft Up program.
- Affected transgender and nonbinary Kansas residents face practical barriers as a valid driver's license is often essential for employment, healthcare, and errands, with Lyft's discount being one of the first corporate responses.
- Kansas becomes the first state to take this step, while 21 states have bathroom restrictions and anti-trans bills have escalated since 2021; corporate responses grew fraught after President Donald Trump took office in 2025.
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Two Transgender Men Sue Kansas Government Over Law Voiding Driver’s Licenses
The Advocate reports that two transgender men sued Kansas on Friday, challenging a newly enacted law that abruptly invalidated their driver’s licenses and empowers private lawsuits against people accused of using the “wrong” restrooms in government buildings. Read more at the Advocate
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