There is a woman in Kansas riding an electric tricycle to run errands for her disabled daughter. Jamie Miller is a military veteran who had gender reassignment surgery in 2013 and holds a court order identifying her as female. Kansas passed Senate Bill 244 this year, and in February the state started mailing trans people letters telling them their licenses were void as of February 26 — some of the letters landing after the date. Miller called, was told to email her court order, got a form response, and never heard back. So the state put her in a vise.
This is the world we live in right now.
Kansas doesn't say Jamie Miller isn't a woman. Kansas says the Department of Revenue is unable to process the concept at this time.
"That's not what I fought for." — Jamie Miller, U.S. military veteran, on Kansas voiding her driver's license, August 2026
What can I say about Kansas’s transgender laws? They are among the most grotesque, bigoted, and discriminatory laws being pushed by politicians who have chosen a small, vulnerable community as a target for their unfounded prejudices.
These laws are not about protecting Kansans. They are about fear, misinformation, and political exploitation of people who simply want to live their lives with dignity and equal rights.
The recent ruling requiring Miller's Driving license to be restored wth her designated sex is an important step forward. It may only be a temporary victory, but it is still a victory—and sometimes the beginning of the fight is the beginning of the end of discrimination.
Kansas’s transgender community deserves better. They deserve equality, dignity, and the full protection of the law—not politicians using them as targets for their prejudice.
Being ashamed means admitting you are wrong and then being sorry. At a minimum all persons, who are hurting no one, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. I live in a welcoming community. I belong to my local women's guild. I am accepted as a woman because I am a woman despite my sex assigned at birth. That should be the standard, not the exception.
SB 244 can be seen as nothing other than collective punishment for being transgender or nonbinary. Collective punishment is prohibited by the Geneva Convention.
For the life of me, when I first read about this law my first thought was, "Good God what the expletive is going on?" I live in Illinois. I filled out a form and the gender marker and the photo on my license were changed. No problems. My name will be legally changing in a few weeks so I can get that changed on my license too. Trans people are people. We are not hurting anyone. Just let us live our lives. Please!!! I am not asking for anything "special." Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
And we should give MAGA a soft place to land? Unlike MAGA and evangelicals, my memory is perfect and my sense of justice is in full outrage mode. Never!
I will never visit or spend money in Kansas or on its products unless I'm buying online direct from an LGBTQ vendor. I have a long memory and the only thing holding the wreckage of my body together is spite combined with a keen sense of injustice.
Kansas’ law on state IDs was extreme and devastating even by the standards of what has occurred in other red states. I am glad this judicial ruling has gone this way for now. But the fact that this situation ever occurred is a visible sign of the hostility that exists out there,
Fortunately, more than a dozen - probably more - blue states have ID laws written in place that protect the correct sex designation of drivers licenses (and thus the dignity and safety of their nonbinary and trans residents). These laws hopefully should prevent what happened in Kansas from occurring in those states, and it’s something that never should be taken for granted.
If the conservatives seriously want to categorize everyone by birth sex, which is a historical status, then they should be prepared to dissociate with it people’s present gender presentation and anatomy. And they should protect everyone’s rights in doing so. Clearly, they are not prepared at all. They did what they did out of hatred, which doesn’t stand in front of a decent court.
This is a great reminder that we should not take for granted our ability to advocate for ourselves, especially now when the odds are not in our favor.
There is a woman in Kansas riding an electric tricycle to run errands for her disabled daughter. Jamie Miller is a military veteran who had gender reassignment surgery in 2013 and holds a court order identifying her as female. Kansas passed Senate Bill 244 this year, and in February the state started mailing trans people letters telling them their licenses were void as of February 26 — some of the letters landing after the date. Miller called, was told to email her court order, got a form response, and never heard back. So the state put her in a vise.
This is the world we live in right now.
Kansas doesn't say Jamie Miller isn't a woman. Kansas says the Department of Revenue is unable to process the concept at this time.
"That's not what I fought for." — Jamie Miller, U.S. military veteran, on Kansas voiding her driver's license, August 2026
https://thistleandmoss.com/p/new-letterhead-same-fuckin-leash-a-rebranded-cure-an-all-caps-siege-with-a-limp-dick-and-water-gives
Kansas Should Be Ashamed
What can I say about Kansas’s transgender laws? They are among the most grotesque, bigoted, and discriminatory laws being pushed by politicians who have chosen a small, vulnerable community as a target for their unfounded prejudices.
These laws are not about protecting Kansans. They are about fear, misinformation, and political exploitation of people who simply want to live their lives with dignity and equal rights.
The recent ruling requiring Miller's Driving license to be restored wth her designated sex is an important step forward. It may only be a temporary victory, but it is still a victory—and sometimes the beginning of the fight is the beginning of the end of discrimination.
Kansas’s transgender community deserves better. They deserve equality, dignity, and the full protection of the law—not politicians using them as targets for their prejudice.
Being ashamed means admitting you are wrong and then being sorry. At a minimum all persons, who are hurting no one, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. I live in a welcoming community. I belong to my local women's guild. I am accepted as a woman because I am a woman despite my sex assigned at birth. That should be the standard, not the exception.
Good. Hopefuly this is the beginning of the end for this horrible, discriminatory law.
SB 244 can be seen as nothing other than collective punishment for being transgender or nonbinary. Collective punishment is prohibited by the Geneva Convention.
For the life of me, when I first read about this law my first thought was, "Good God what the expletive is going on?" I live in Illinois. I filled out a form and the gender marker and the photo on my license were changed. No problems. My name will be legally changing in a few weeks so I can get that changed on my license too. Trans people are people. We are not hurting anyone. Just let us live our lives. Please!!! I am not asking for anything "special." Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
And we should give MAGA a soft place to land? Unlike MAGA and evangelicals, my memory is perfect and my sense of justice is in full outrage mode. Never!
I will never visit or spend money in Kansas or on its products unless I'm buying online direct from an LGBTQ vendor. I have a long memory and the only thing holding the wreckage of my body together is spite combined with a keen sense of injustice.
Kansas’ law on state IDs was extreme and devastating even by the standards of what has occurred in other red states. I am glad this judicial ruling has gone this way for now. But the fact that this situation ever occurred is a visible sign of the hostility that exists out there,
Fortunately, more than a dozen - probably more - blue states have ID laws written in place that protect the correct sex designation of drivers licenses (and thus the dignity and safety of their nonbinary and trans residents). These laws hopefully should prevent what happened in Kansas from occurring in those states, and it’s something that never should be taken for granted.
" “No other remedy will suffice,” the judge wrote. " <-- And no, it won't.
I fear the judge is optimistic about plaintiff prevailing in the courts overall . . .
. . . but wow would I ever welcome being pleasantly surprised.
Thank you, Baum.
The once-great State of Kansas is being hijacked by bigots. Let's hope that Miller prevails, and these small-minded new laws are voided
If the conservatives seriously want to categorize everyone by birth sex, which is a historical status, then they should be prepared to dissociate with it people’s present gender presentation and anatomy. And they should protect everyone’s rights in doing so. Clearly, they are not prepared at all. They did what they did out of hatred, which doesn’t stand in front of a decent court.