Republican lawmakers in Kansas enacted Senate Bill 180, which defines sex in state law to mean an “individual’s biological sex, either male or female, at birth.”
LGBTQ rights groups have criticized the bill as one of the most “restrictive transgender bathroom bills” in United States history.
The measure, which will take effect July 1, legally defines women as those “whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova” and men as individuals “whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.”
From The Hill:
While supporters of the measure have argued that such legislation is needed to prevent transgender women from sharing bathrooms, changing rooms and other facilities with cisgender women and girls, opponents have criticized the law for being too broad and difficult to enforce. The measure could also legally write transgender people out of state law, some LGBTQ activists have argued. A bill that seeks to adopt a similarly narrow definition of sex in state law was passed by legislators in Montana this week. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) is expected to sign the measure.
