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    Gender Identity and Civil Rights

    Former PFC Bradley Manning is now Chelsea Manning, spotlighting transgender rights in the military and beyond. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement has helped spread recognition of homosexual rights, but the "T" in LGBT has been silent.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Former PFC Bradley Manning is now Chelsea Manning, spotlighting transgender rights in the military and beyond. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement has helped spread recognition of homosexual rights, but the "T" in LGBT has been silent. Now, state and local officials are grappling with protections for transgender people, including the choice of school bathrooms. The New York Times calls it the "next civil rights frontier." Will transgender sports figures reveal themselves? What about characters in films and TV?

    Movies tackling transgender issues:

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    Boys Don't Cry

    Orange Is the New Black

    Venus of Mars

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Anne Speckhard

      Georgetown University School of Medicine

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      Aaron Belkin

      Palm Center / UC Hastings

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      Tey Meadow

      Princeton University

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