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Title: Transgender woman defies Kansas bathroom law inside state Capitol
Post by: Jessica_Rose on April 01, 2026, 12:58:35 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on April 01, 2026, 12:58:35 PM
Transgender woman defies Kansas bathroom law inside state Capitol
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/trans-woman-kansas-capitol-bathroom
Jacob Ogles (1 April 2026)
A transgender woman in Kansas has staged an act of civil disobedience inside the state Capitol, using a restroom that state law bars her from accessing based on sex assigned at birth.
Trans Liberty Executive Director Samantha Boucher entered a second-floor restroom in the Kansas State Capitol on Tuesday, in an act of civil disobedience, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports. She took the action in protest of a state law that restricts bathroom use in government buildings based on a person's sex assigned at birth.
Capitol Police declined to arrest Boucher, according to The Lawrence Times. In fact, one officer directed her to the restroom. A Times reporter also documented a brief exchange between Boucher and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. In February, the Democrat vetoed the measure, but the Kansas House and Senate overrode the veto. She was in the Capitol for a separate press conference when she ran into Boucher.
"I am very sorry that you and others have been put in this situation," Kelly told Boucher.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/trans-woman-kansas-capitol-bathroom
Jacob Ogles (1 April 2026)
A transgender woman in Kansas has staged an act of civil disobedience inside the state Capitol, using a restroom that state law bars her from accessing based on sex assigned at birth.
Trans Liberty Executive Director Samantha Boucher entered a second-floor restroom in the Kansas State Capitol on Tuesday, in an act of civil disobedience, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports. She took the action in protest of a state law that restricts bathroom use in government buildings based on a person's sex assigned at birth.
Capitol Police declined to arrest Boucher, according to The Lawrence Times. In fact, one officer directed her to the restroom. A Times reporter also documented a brief exchange between Boucher and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. In February, the Democrat vetoed the measure, but the Kansas House and Senate overrode the veto. She was in the Capitol for a separate press conference when she ran into Boucher.
"I am very sorry that you and others have been put in this situation," Kelly told Boucher.
Title: Re: Transgender woman defies Kansas bathroom law inside state Capitol
Post by: Pema on April 01, 2026, 02:23:46 PM
Post by: Pema on April 01, 2026, 02:23:46 PM
I'm so proud of her. Unfortunately, this is what I think has to happen to assert trans rights.
Title: Re: Transgender woman defies Kansas bathroom law inside state Capitol
Post by: Lori Dee on April 01, 2026, 02:58:48 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on April 01, 2026, 02:58:48 PM
I still think we need a horde of transmasc guys to invade the women's restroom en masse.
Then let's hear the complaints.
Malicious compliance!
Then let's hear the complaints.
Malicious compliance!