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Trans people in Kansas are being ordered to surrender their drivers licenses (thelemmy.club)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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[–] 33 points 7 months ago (6 children)

I'm not trans and keen to understand how this impacts a trans person.

My. Immediate thought was it's intentionally leaving out the part that says you'll be issued with a replacement so won't stop you from driving so no biggie right?

However, that's diminishing the cruelty of it - it's about the emotional trauma from a government forcing you to officially identify as something you've fought your whole life not to be.

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  • [–] 48 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    More than that it's about forcing every trans person to be outed every time they show their id. If you're a trans person with passing privilege congrats now you have to think 'do I feel safe being openly trans here' every time you buy alcohol or nicotine.

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  • [–] 19 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Oh wow, that's a really good point that I'd missed. Thanks for helping me understand the full threat from this.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    An even worst outcome is if they get arrested and get placed with the same population of sex that they were assigned at birth. In a system where SA is rampant, it would be torture.

    This bill also apparently also rewards $1k to anyone who informs on a person who uses the wrong bathroom. On the third violation, that person gets fined up to $1k and 6 months prison, so the above scenario is entirely possible if not probable.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    My. Immediate thought was it’s intentionally leaving out the part that says you’ll be issued with a replacement so won’t stop you from driving so no biggie right?

    Nope, it says you'll be issued a new one once it is surrendered, but it also says that it would be invalid immediately, so would not be legal to drive with.

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