With Missouri ban on gender-affirming care likely, Kansas City Council to vote on sanctuary status

Officials in Missouri’s largest city could vote on a resolution to make it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care. The expected vote Thursday by the Kansas City Council comes a day after state lawmakers passed a bill banning such care for transgender minors and restricting it for some adults. The governor is expected to sign it. The vote also comes as a judge considers a proposed emergency rule from Republican state Attorney General Andrew Bailey that would require adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill other requirements before they could receive gender-affirming treatment.