How The Trump Administration's Transgender Troop Ban Is Affecting One Military Family The Trump administration gave transgender service members a deadline to secure a medical diagnosis before the new ban took hold. But military families are struggling with the accelerated timeline. Ailsa Chang
Supreme Court Revives Trump's Ban On Transgender Military Personnel, For Now The court's decision allows the Pentagon to bar transgender people from joining or remaining in the military while two lower-court rulings that had blocked the policy are appealed. Bill Chappell
Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender Gender is one of the first things we notice about the people around us. But where do our ideas about gender come from? Can gender differences be explained by genes and chromosomes, or are they the result of upbringing, culture and the environment? In this encore episode from October 2017, we delve into debates over nature vs. nurture, and meet the first person in the United States to officially reject the labels of both male and female, and be recognized as "non-binary." Shankar Vedantam Play AudioListen 53 mins
Transgender Boy Tells Mom 'It Shouldn't Be Scary To Be Who You Are' In an interview with StoryCorps, Kaysen Ford talks to his mother, Jennifer Sumner, about being transgender and growing up in Alabama. Kerrie Hillman Play AudioListen 4 mins
Seattle reacts to proposed rollback of trans protections The White House is considering rolling back federal protections for transgender people. We spoke to Seattle’s LGBTQ Commission about what that would mean. Casey Martin Play AudioListen 5 mins
UW professor named MacArthur 'Genius' Kristina Olson is a research psychologist and director of the TransYouth Project at the University of Washington. Bill Radke
Weekend recap: Questioning Trump's relationship with Russia The meeting between President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia has drawn bipartisan criticism. Ross Reynolds talks to our panel about what... Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 17 mins
911 call: 'I got attacked by a mountain lion. My friend did too' Isaac Sederbaum, badly bloodied, finally connected with 911 on the fourth call. “I got attacked by a mountain lion,” he said. He was breathless. “My... Isolde Raftery Play AudioListen 31 secs
How one transgender teacher came out to his students Lewis Maday-Travis looks like the cool teacher every kid hopes to have. He’s 28 years old, with ear piercings, a geek-chic bow tie, and an easy grin. Ann Dornfeld Play AudioListen 5 mins
Swedish Hospital sued for allegedly refusing transgender man's surgery The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Swedish Health Services for allegedly refusing surgery to a transgender man. Paige Browning
