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Lawmaker doesn’t want to share restroom with trans colleague

Kansas state Rep. Stephanie Byers, D-Wichita, stands besides a transgender pride flag outside her office in the Statehouse, in Topeka, Kan., April 26, 2022. Byers is Kansas' first elected transgender lawmaker. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Rep. Cheryl Helmer, center, R-Mulvane, watches one of the House's electronic tally board during a vote, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Helmer has complained publicly about having to share women's restrooms with a transgender colleague. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Lawmaker doesn’t want to share restroom with trans colleague