Kathleen Sebelius in 2018 KS Governor's race

On Civil Rights: 2007: Prohibit discrimination on basis of gender identity

Although the US Supreme Court has ruled that federal law does prohibit discrimination against same-sex partners and does not allow for sexual harassment, the current administration's Justice Department says that federal civil rights law doesn't apply to sexual orientation or gender identity. That void becomes a state issue.

Kansas has no such protections now but did for a while with the 2007 executive order issued by former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius that prohibited discrimination and harassment of state workers on the basis of sexual origin and gender identity.

This became a hot-button issue when former Gov. Sam Brownback issued his executive order in 2015 repealing Sebelius'. It is now OK to discriminate against LGBT state workers in Kansas.

The Kansas Republican Party, at its recent state convention, adopted a resolution to "oppose all efforts to validate transgender identification."

Source: Kansas City Star on 2018 Kansas gubernatorial race Mar 16, 2018

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