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Under a bill passed Friday, doctors who perform sex reassignment surgeries on minors would be guilty of a Class B felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
Critics say such measures could prevent transgender people from changing their driver's licenses and birth certificates so that they match their gender identities.
“They want to make sure that they’re taking every avenue possible to just erase who I am as a person,” said Jae Moyer, an activist.
Adam Kellogg was a self-described nerdy 16-year-old preparing to board a flight from Kansas City to Florida for a space and science camp trip to Cape Canaveral when security held him up for 30 minutes because his driver's license identified him as female.
Critics say such measures could prevent transgender people from changing their driver's licenses and birth certificates so that they match their gender identities.