FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 21 2020 Contact: Thomas WItt, 316-683-1706, witt@eqks.org LGBTQ Discrimination Protections Recognized in Kansas Law Kansas Human Rights Commission Issues Ruling...

Stephanie Byers chats with EQKS state chair Kerry Wilks Welcome to the first in a series of profiles of LGBTQ candidates running for public office in Kansas.  Today we're going to introduce you to...

Here are Kansas Equality PAC’s endorsements for the 2020 United States Congressional races, which include all four US House of Representatives and the United States Senate.  Those of you who have...

Here’s the Kansas Equality PAC’s endorsements for the 2020 state legislative primary on August 4.  Those of you who have followed our process in previous years will find a new addition to this...

Today, in the midst of LGBTQ Pride Month, we welcome and celebrate this latest acknowledgement that rights extended to all Americans include those of us in the LGBTQ community. This is one more step...

Late last week, Equality Kansas mailed questionnaires to all declared candidates for the Kansas Legislature, United States Congress, United States Senate, and the Kansas State Board of Education. At the time of this post, we have already received a dozen completed questionnaires in email and snail-mail. Of the 384 candidates to whom we sent questionnaires, we expect to see approximately half completed and returned by the July 6 deadline.

June typically marks the start of Pride celebrations across the globe; a celebration that has its origins in a New York City riot. Celebrations this month look very different with COVID-19. It is...

UPDATE: Because of the COVID-19 emergency, the Kansas Legislature will be adjourning early.  Our hearing has been cancelled.  We'll work for a new hearing next year. We have finally won the right to...

This week we may see an attempt to pull the Senate's Medicaid expansion bill out of committee. We OPPOSE that bill as it's been amended. As amended by the Senate Health committee, the Medicaid...

Earlier this week, Equality Kansas obtained a draft of a bill that targets transgender middle-school and high-school students. Like many bills being introduced by homophobic, right-wing lawmakers...