Economy Mar 12 For transgender people, finding housing has become even harder during the pandemic By Justin Stabley
Health Apr 11 Military’s transgender policy scientifically ‘deficient,’ American Medical Association says A new Trump administration regulation set to go into effect Friday directs military secretaries to kick out transgender service members who refuse to serve in their birth sex and "given an opportunity to correct those deficiencies."… By Julie Watson, Associated Press
World Mar 28 Watch 5:53 News Wrap: Non-binding House resolution opposes transgender military ban In our Thursday news wrap, the House passed a non-binding resolution to oppose the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. Democrats called the policy “targeted discrimination.” Also, reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings exceed 300…
Nation Feb 27 Transgender care cost military less than 1 percent of its health budget since 2016 The military has spent about $8 million on transgender care since 2016 out of its $50 billion overall health care budget. By Julie Watson, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press
World Jan 22 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: LA school district, teachers reach a tentative deal In our news wrap Tuesday, the teachers’ strike in Los Angeles may be over. After the union and the school district tentatively agreed on a deal, allowing teachers to return to work Wednesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti praised how the city…
Jan 22 Watch 4:40 Supreme Court takes action on transgender military ban, gun case The Supreme Court dealt with some of the most politically charged issues in the nation on Tuesday. National Law Journal’s Marcia Coyle joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why the Court's removal of the injunction on banning transgender military service people… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 4:42 Is banning trans troops a legal tactic to reverse civil rights? By Ivette Feliciano U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the discrimination of trans people, either by banning them from the military or firing them because of their sex, have much more at stake than is often perceived. Chase Strangio, an attorney at ACLU’s LGBT… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 24:58 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 24, 2018 By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, March 24, young students lead March for our Lives rally in Washington, and inside the debate over what makes eggs “organic.” Also, the Trump administration announces a new ban on transgender people from serving in… Continue watching