Kansas GOP votes to 'oppose all efforts to validate transgender identity' [View all]
Source: Wichita Eagle
BY JONATHAN SHORMAN AND HUNTER WOODALL
jshorman@wichitaeagle.com
hwoodall@kcstar.com
February 18, 2018 07:52 AM
Updated 6 hours 1 minute ago
The Kansas Republican Party has voted to "oppose all efforts to validate transgender identity."
The party’s state committee endorsed that statement on Saturday and also said it recognizes the dignity of those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. The committee approved a resolution on human sexuality after a debate where some questioned the state party’s priorities. The lead proponent of the resolution said he was motivated by love.
In the resolution, the party affirms "God’s design for gender as determined by biological sex and not by self-perception." The document also opposes efforts to surgically or hormonally alter an individual’s body to conform with "perceived gender identity."
The committee approved the resolution on a voice vote. The committee is made up of about 180 people, with delegates from each congressional district, along with elected officials and leaders of groups affiliated with the party.
Read more: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article200798114.html
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