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Elise Flatland, an Olathe, Kan., mother of two transgender children, talks during an interview with The Associated Press about her efforts to get a passport for her 12-year-old transgender son listing his gender as male, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)