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Trans athletes feel 'othered' by bills limiting their rights

Season 2021 Episode 106 | 7m 09s

It's been a record-breaking year of bills proposed in state legislatures that would limit transgender rights - from access to medical care to sports participation. Despite that, a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll found that Americans across the political spectrum oppose those efforts, and more than half of people personally know someone who is transgender. John yang has our report.

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