Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The role of transgender people in the military
President Trump tweeted this morning that transgender people would no longer be allowed to serve in the US military. Thousands of transgender troops are in the military right now. The numbers are unclear because they have only been allowed to serve openly since June 2016.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPresident Trump tweeted this morning that transgender people would no longer be allowed to serve in the US military. Thousands of transgender troops are in the military right now. The numbers are unclear because they have only been allowed to serve openly since June 2016. Sage Fox was the first transgender person to serve openly in the military, starting in 2013.
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The full episode
1 of 5Teju Cole on finding meaning in the invisibile- 0:00The role of transgender people in the militaryYou’re reading this
- 8:58The vulnerability of street vendors in LA
- 15:20In Oakland, people affected by the drug war get a first crack at pot licenses
- 23:43Teju Cole's 'Blind Spot:' What's missing when we look at the world?
- 38:50Two new photo exhibits in LA focus on working class life