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Kansas

ID documents
Restrictive
Care
Restrictive
Shield lawA state law that protects patients and providers of gender-affirming care from investigations, subpoenas, or extradition attempts by states that ban that care.
No

Kansas is one of the most restrictive states for trans people's identity documents.

More about Kansas

A 2026 law (H Sub for SB 244, passed over the governor's veto) declared driver's licenses and birth certificates showing a sex other than sex assigned at birth invalid, including ones changed years ago, and Kansas no longer changes the sex marker on either document. Name changes through district court are still available. Adults can get hormone therapy legally; the 2025 ban on medical transition for minors (SB 63) is partly blocked by a state court while a lawsuit continues.

This state’s pages are drafts written from official sources and not yet checked by a person. What this means

Your documents, in order

Most people go in this order, because each office checks the one before it. On every document, updating your name and changing your gender marker are separate questions with separate answers.

  1. Legal name changeState court
    Name
    YesNewspaper notice sometimes, court hearing required
  2. Social SecurityFederal, same in every state
    Name
    YesAfter your legal name change
    Gender marker
    NoCannot be changed right now
  3. Driver's license / state IDKansas DMV
    Name
    YesAfter your legal name change
    Gender marker
    NoCannot be changed right now
  4. US passportFederal, same in every state
    Name
    YesAfter your legal name change
    Gender marker
    NoCannot be changed right now
  5. Birth certificateOnly if born in Kansas
    Name
    YesAfter your legal name change
    Gender marker
    NoCannot be changed right now

Born somewhere other than Kansas? Your birth certificate follows the state where you were born. Choose your birth state

Gender-affirming care

Adults
Allowed
Under 18
In court
Adults in Kansas can legally get gender-affirming care, including hormones and surgery, but there are no state insurance protections.Find clinics, health centers, telehealth, and ways to pay

Local help

Statewide organizations

  • Kansas Legal Services[4]

    Statewide nonprofit law firm for low- and moderate-income Kansans. Its free forms page links an interactive adult name change form and a fee waiver (poverty affidavit) form. Apply at 316-267-3975, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

    • Free
    316-267-3975

  • ACLU of Kansas[5]

    Represents the plaintiffs challenging SB 244 (Doe v. State of Kansas) and the minors' care ban (Loe v. Kansas). Follow its case pages for updates on what applies right now.

    • Free

  • Equality Kansas[6]

    Statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization with local chapters, including Wichita and Kansas City. Contact it for community connections and legislative updates.

    • Free
    • Unverified

  • Trans Lifeline[7]

    Peer-support hotline run by and for trans people, 877-565-8860. Also runs microgrants for ID document fees when funding allows.

    • Free
    877-565-8860Languages: English, Español
Sources for this page (7)

Sources

7 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.

  1. House Substitute for SB 244 (2026)Kansas Legislature, Law. accessed
    “Any driver's license issued prior to July 1, 2026, that identifies the gender of the individual named on such license in a manner that is contrary to the definition of such term as defined in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 77-207, and amendments thereto, shall be invalid.”
  2. SB 63 (2025), Help Not Harm ActKansas Legislature, Law. accessed
  3. Identity document laws and policiesMovement Advancement Project, Organization. accessed
  4. Free Legal FormsKansas Legal Services, Organization. accessed
  5. Doe v. State of KansasACLU of Kansas, Organization. accessed
  6. Equality KansasOrganization. accessed
  7. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed