Lambda Legal: Kansas

Kansas

Statewide Relationship Recognition
no	Licenses marriages for same-sex couples.
no	Honors marriages of same-sex couples from other jurisdictions.
no	Relationship recognition for same-sex couples: None.

2005 The state’s Constitution is amended to say, “(a) Marriage shall be constituted by one man and one woman only. All other marriages are declared to be contrary to public policy of This state and are void. (b) No relationship, other than a marriage, shall be recognized by the state as entitling the parties to the rights or incidents of marriage.” See Kansas Constitution Article 15, §16.
1996 Kansas law prohibits same-sex couples from marrying by statute. See Kansas Annotated Statutes §§ 23-101(a) and 23-115.

Statewide Employment Protections
no	Private employment protections based on sexual orientation.
no	Private employment protections based on gender identity.
no	Public (state) employment protections based on sexual orientation.
no	Public (state) employment protections based on gender identity.

Statewide Parenting Laws
Who May Adopt	Any adult. KS Stat. 59-2113.
Second Parent Adoptions	Not yet permitted

Lambda Legal Applauds Kansas Supreme Court Decision in Sodomy Case	10/21/05
Kansas Supreme Court Ignores Scientific Evidence on Sex Change	03/15/02
Kansas Widow Can Argue That Earlier Sex Change Does Not Invalidate Her Marriage	05/11/01