# Fascism and anti-trans laws in Kansas

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Podcast: [Kansas City Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-today-4474135)
Published: 2026-08-31T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-08-31/fascism-and-anti-trans-kansas
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Duration seconds: 900

## Resource

Over the summer, an internationally renowned expert on authoritarianism visited Kansas to investigate the state's new polices on transgender rights. Hear why New York Times columnist M. Gessen sees similarities between Kansas and Nazi Germany.

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