Pentagon Set To Lift Transgender Ban
The Defense Department could announce as soon as this week how it will lift the ban on transgender persons serving in the U.S. military, according to several defense officials.
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The Defense Department could announce as soon as this week how it will lift the ban on transgender persons serving in the U.S. military, according to several defense officials.
They are expected to officially update their policy, which goes beyond just bathrooms.
This year's new recommendations on trans athletes could come front and center.
Rich discussed President Obama endorsing Hillary Clinton, Clinton's email compromising CIA names and Bernie Sanders vowing to stay in the race to fight off Donald Trump. He also discussed the approval of Philadelphia's soda tax, the Stanford rape case and more. Rich spoke with Heather Scholl at 4:35pm.
Stacey Dash is weighing in on everything from gun control to feminism and why she thinks transgender people should go to the bathroom in the bushes.
Rich discussed President Obama increasing overtime eligibility, Gov. Ed Rendell's controversial comments about unattractive women and Gov. Tom Wolf implementing ignition locks. He also played the voicemail messages left for Roberta Lange and Bernie Sanders accuses Debbie Wasserman Schultz of 'throwing shade'.
Rich discussed the role PA will play in the upcoming election, drinking on the boardwalk in AC and the latest news regarding the Amtrak derailment. He also discussed Hillary Clinton battling a heckler, President Obama's defense of transgender bathrooms and high schools banning flags. Rich spoke with Gov. Ed Rendell at 4:20pm.
Rich discussed the Obama administration's directive regarding transgender bathrooms and Hillary Clinton's disapproval of the second amendment. He also discussed security lines at airports, the struggle for free speech at a local brewery and the latest controversies surrounding Bill Clinton. Rich played the 'Who Said It Game' at 5:35pm.
Chris discussed President Obama's last White House Correspondents' Dinner, protesters boycotting Donald Trump in California and Ted Cruz's thoughts regarding transgender bathrooms. He spoke with Michael Bronstein and Colin Hanna on the Monday Morning Matchup about Presidential candidates reaching 1,237 delegates at 7:00 and 60 Minutes contributor Lesley Stahl about her book, Becoming Grandma, at 8:00.
After years of treating him like a boy, the school was effectively outing him.
Kaeley Triller, a victim of sexual abuse explains why she thinks transgender people should not have the option of choosing the bathroom they use.
Rich discussed N.C.'s bathroom bill, the passing of Prince and Pennsylvania fining Uber. He also discussed candidates campaigning in Pennsylvania, stories of Ed Snider throwing Trump out his suite and Clinton getting grilled about Wall Street Transcripts. Rich spoke with Dr. Mazz at 4pm and Rape survivor Kaeley Triller at 4:30pm.
ESPN has announced that it has fired network analyst and former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling following his comments on Facebook about transgender people.
"We welcome transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity."
Children questioning their sexual identity need the right guidance, and it should start early.
She had been stabbed numerous times in the neck and chest.
The Cherry Hill Public Schools Board of Education said Friday that it's planning to adopt the policy next month.
Philadelphia police say they've made an arrest in the murder of a transgender woman last week.
A new poll shows Caitlyn Jenner's recent transition from male to female, and the impossible-to-escape publicity surrounding it, wasn't a watershed moment.
Rich covered a New York Times story on Florida Senator Marco Rubio's driving record, a video released yesterday of a police officer in McKinney Texas forcibly restraining a 15-year-old girl, and a man being prosecuted in Montana for hate speech for denying the Holocaust.
Rich discusses Bruce Jenner's transition to Caitlyn, a father being arrested for leaving his son unattended in a truck, and the decline of voicemail. He also talks with David Broome, the Executive Producer of the Briefcase.
Rich discusses the expiration of the Patriot Act, Caitlyn Jenner's photo shoot for Vanity Fair, and the Supreme Court ruling that a man was wrongly convicted for posting threats on Facebook. He also talked with authors Josh Packard and Matthew Schmitz, and labor lawyer Rick Grimaldi.
In the 1970s, Bruce Jenner was a symbol of American masculinity as an Olympic champion. Nearly 40 years later, in an extraordinary television interview, Jenner told the world that he identifies as a woman and has felt gender confusion since he was a little boy growing up in the New York suburbs.
The bill approved by a state Senate committee on Monday would not require transgender people to undergo gender reassignment surgery.
A sex change operation has been completed in the Philadelphia area on one of the youngest patients ever.
