photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Protesters gather in South Park in downtown Lawrence to speak out against anti-transgender legislation on Monday, March 23, 2026.

Protesters rallied in South Park on Monday to protest against anti-transgender legislation, including the Kansas “bathroom bill,” Senate Bill 244.

The demonstrators demanded that local institutions such as the University of Kansas and the City of Lawrence provide protections for the transgender community. It was organized by the Kansas City Branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Boots on the Ground, Save the Wakarusa Wetlands, JOCO Pride and other local and regional organizations.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

A box of buttons at a protest in South Park in downtown Lawrence against anti-transgender legislation on Monday, March 23, 2026.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Protesters gather in South Park in downtown Lawrence to speak out against anti-transgender legislation on Monday, March 23, 2026.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Protesters gather in South Park in downtown Lawrence to speak out against anti-transgender legislation on Monday, March 23, 2026.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Protesters gather in South Park in downtown Lawrence to speak out against anti-transgender legislation on Monday, March 23, 2026.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Protesters gather in South Park in downtown Lawrence to speak out against anti-transgender legislation on Monday, March 23, 2026.