Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Obama administration’s new transgender restroom directive, Donald Trump’s latest attempts to unify the Republican party and what Sen. Bernie Sanders’ victory in West Virginia means for the Democratic race.
... this is the right solution. JUDY WOODRUFF: And in another development, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued new rules today saying transgender people can't be denied health care by professional providers who receive federal funding. The transgender bathroom battle also spilled over into the presidential ...
re. HARI SREENIVASAN: Alex Myers, there is not necessarily a card that you get when you're transgender. How do you get over that sort of identification problem, when a transgender individual or any individual wants to identify and go into an opposite locker room? What's going to be ...
Video by PBS NewsHour Going to the bathroom was a nerve-wracking experience for Alex Singh before he came out as transgender in middle school. "I just felt very out of place and like I did not belong," the 14-year-old high school freshman told the NewsHour. As Alex ...
... and protect the privacy rights of all students in restrooms or locker rooms. The move was cheered by Human Rights Campaign, a gay, lesbian and transgender civil rights organization, which called the guidelines "groundbreaking." "This is a truly significant moment not only for transgender young people but for all young ...
... HARI SREENIVASAN: It's been nearly a year since the secretary of defense declared the military's ban on transgender soldiers -- quote -- "outdated," but the Pentagon has yet to issue any new directives, despite deadlines. William Brangham explores what it means to be transgender in the armed forces. WILLIAM ...
... Justice Department says the measure violates civil rights laws and seeks a court order to block it. Lynch's announcement — and her reassurance to the transgender community that "we see you" — brought tears to the eyes of Stephen Wiseman, a 37-year-old social worker and transgender man in Asheville ...
Editor’s Note: Last month, North Carolina’s state legislature passed HB2 -- a controversial bill that requires transgender people to use the bathroom correlated with the gender on their birth certificate. The law also excludes gay and transgender people from anti-discrimination protections. On May 4, the U.S. Justice ...
An appeals court ruled on Tuesday in favor of a transgender student who says that his school violated anti-discrimination laws by not allowing him to use the bathroom that matches his gender. Gavin Grimm, now a junior at Gloucester High School in Virginia, transitioned to male during his sophomore ...
A 10-minute, face-to-face conversation can reduce transphobia, according to researchers at Stanford University and the University of California Berkeley.
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