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Transgender Kansans had their IDs invalidated overnight, causing confusion and panic
Some transgender Kansans received letters urging them to request new IDs that conflict with their gender identity and presentation, because their current ones are "invalid immediately." It’s the result of a new law that also regulates which bathrooms transgender people are allowed to use.
dfyxI’m still baffled by the fact that for most US citizens, a drivers license is the only government ID they have. It’s not that hard to issue an ID card to everyone and when everyone is required by law to have one, it’s way harder for rogue lawmakers to take it away.
Here in Germany we’ve had mandatory ID for decades and it works really well. Even if our government suddenly decided that being trans isn’t acceptable anymore, the worst that would happen in that regard is that your ID card shows your deadname (gender isn’t listed explicitly). Sure, that sucks (a lot!) but at least it doesn’t take away people’s ability to vote or otherwise identify themselves.
The Kansas thing also invalidates state-issued IDs, not just drivers licenses. Usually it’s redundant for people to get both, and that wouldn’t have helped in this situation anyways.
One could also present a passport or military ID, but the former was also being invalidated for trans individuals by Trump, and the latter applies to almost no one, given the difficulty of simply existing as a trans person in the military.
Okay, that changes my first sentence a bit but the rest still stands. Because as a German I am required by law to have valid ID and the government is required to issue one to me, it would incredibly hard to invalidate any ID that they themselves issued without providing a replacement.
You see, in the US, we’re required to have ID as well, but we have to pay for them, keep them updated, etc.
Somehow I think unless its explicitly mentioned in that law, the result will be a hand wave and nothing changing “because its not a tax, its an ID requirement”