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LGBTQ leader is key in blocking Kansas ban on trans athletes

Tom Witt, left, executive director of the LGBTQ-rights group Equality Kansas, confers with Michael Poppa of the Mainstream Coalition advocacy group during a legislative committee meeting Monday, March 28, 2022 at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Watching behind Witt is state Rep. Stephanie Byers, D-Wichita, the first elected transgender lawmaker in Kansas. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Tom Witt, the executive director of the LGBTQ-rights group Equality Kansas, speaks at a rally inside the Statehouse Monday, March 7, 2022 in Topeka, Kan. Witt is a key reason Kansas has not yet banned transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports in schools and colleges. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas state Rep. Barbara Wasinger, R-Hays, follows a debate in the House on a proposal to ban transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports in schools and colleges, at the Statehouse Friday, April 1, 2022 in Topeka, Kan. Wasinger says it protects fairness in competition and scholarship opportunities for young women. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Tom Witt, executive director of the LGBTQ-rights group Equality Kansas, follows a legislative committee meeting at the Statehouse Monday, March 7, 2022 in Topeka, Kan. For 18 years, Witt has used a variety of tactics to stymie conservative lawmakers' proposals, including a bill this year to ban transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports in schools and colleges. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

LGBTQ leader is key in blocking Kansas ban on trans athletes