TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback rescinded protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender state employees who face discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Brownback, a Republican, rescinded the 2007 protections put in place by former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, saying the new executive order "ensures that state employees enjoy the same civil rights as all Kansans without creating additional 'protected classes' as the previous order did."