Kansas lawmakers use state budget to police pronouns, threatening workers’ constitutional rights

TOPEKA — Kansas state and university employees were told they must remove pronouns from their email signatures and all other work communications as a result of a directive lawmakers inserted into the state budget.

The budget proviso, which threatens constitutional rights to free speech, requires state agencies to remove all diversity, equity and inclusion programming, training and positions. State employees must remove any “gender ideology” in email signatures and work communications.