Bill would outlaw anti-gender identification bias

By Scott Rothschild — Lawrence Journal-World
February 12, 2011

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/feb/12/bill-would-outlaw-anti-gender-identification-bias/

Topeka — Stephanie Mott, a transsexual woman, tried for nearly 50 years to be a man.

It was a journey that she said took her through alcoholism and homelessness.

Now that she has started her transition, backed by her faith in God, she talks about the "life-draining discrimination that is prevalent throughout Kansas against transgender people."

Last week, Mott asked the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee to approve Senate Bill 53 that would protect Kansans from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.