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Thursday

Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Health Care Is An Equity Issue, Not A Political One

Dr. Rachel Levine during her confirmation hearing in February. In an NPR interview Thursday, Levine questions state measures limiting transgender rights. Tom Brenner/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Health Care Is An Equity Issue, Not A Political One

"I think people fear what they don't understand," says Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.

Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Health Care Is An Equity Issue, Not A Political One

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Tuesday

Aimee Stephens, Transgender Woman At Center Of Major Civil Rights Case, Dies At 59

Aimee Stephens' Supreme Court case is over the question of whether employers can fire workers for being transgender. "We're not asking for anything special. We're just asking to be treated like other people are," Stephens told The Detroit News last year. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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National

Aimee Stephens, Transgender Woman At Center Of Major Civil Rights Case, Dies At 59

"Aimee didn't set out to be a hero and a trailblazer, but she is one," the ACLU said. Her Supreme Court case asks if federal law barring sex discrimination in employment applies to transgender people.

Monday

Trans People Say They #WontBeErased As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex'

Demonstrators hold signs in support of trans equality outside the White House on Monday. The Trump administration is reportedly considering defining "sex" in a way that would restrict civil rights protections to transgender Americans. Tasos Katopodis/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Trans People Say They #WontBeErased As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex'

"The agency's proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with," The New York Times reported. Reaction was swift.