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A person holds up a flag during rally to protest the Trump administration's reported transgender proposal to narrow the definition of gender to male or female at birth, at City Hall in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2018. Photo by Brendan McDermid/REUTERS

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

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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

Demonstrators gather to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 26, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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

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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

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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…

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Jan 12

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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…

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Mar 24

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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 24, 2018

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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…

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