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Adoption discrimination bill: Stalled but not dead
Early this morning, the Kansas Legislature adjourned for its mid-term break. The Legislature will reconvene on April 26, with a final adjournment date set tentatively for May 4, for what’s…
CRITICAL ACTION ALERT: Adoption discrimination bill
Greetings all – The Kansas Statehouse is full of rumors that the proponents of the adoption discrimination bill, HB 2481, may try as early as tomorrow morning to force another…
Adoption Discrimination: How They Voted
On Thursday, March 29, the Kansas House of Representatives voted on whether to allow private adoption agencies to discriminate against families while providing state-funded child-in-need-of-care services. The final vote was…
Adoption Bill UPDATE: Bill fails, goes to conference committee
Greetings all – In a vote on the House floor late this afternoon, HB 2481, the bill carrying Senate-passed anti-LGBT adoption amendments, failed by a vote of 58 in favor…
ACTION ALERT: Help Stop the Adoption “Religious Freedom” Bill
Late yesterday evening, the Kansas Senate amended HB 2481 to include the contents of SB 401/HB 2687, which will allow taxpayer-funded child placement agencies to deny placement in LGBT homes…
Kansas Family Policy Alliance renews attack on transgender Kansans
Our official statement on Kansas Family Policy’s latest attack on transgender Kansans: “It’s disheartening to see Sam Brownback’s son-in-law Eric Teetsel cite discredited junk science to justify continued discrimination. Teetsel’s…
Action Alert: Bullying prevention bill up for vote Thursday, February 22
Please call your Kansas House of Representative member and urge them to vote YES on HB 2578! For the past few weeks, Equality Kansas has been working with lawmakers from…
BREAKING: Marriage Fights Could Start Again
This morning the United States Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of Pidgeon v City of Houston, Texas. In Pidgeon, the Texas state supreme court ruled that same-sex couples…
Equality Kansas 2017 Candidate Questionnaires
Many people have asked about the questionnaires we use to evaluate candidates. While we have never published raw questionnaire data, we’re happy to share the questions mailed to candidates. Generally,…
Equality Kansas 2017 General Election Endorsements
Dear Equality Kansas members, allies and supporters – Tuesday, November 7, is general election day for cities and local school boards. Early and absentee voting begins this week. Our endorsements…