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And in it he basically equated with gender identity. so statutes title nine that was put there to protect girls from bias in hiring in the workplace, in education. theyve applied that now to anyone to identify as female or as male. if youre female, biologically . so, you know, were talking about coed accommodations in college. how about no accommodations? because the focus is clearly not on education. dorms were created to give the students safety and a place where they could be studied and be e...

Way shape or form for the sake of americans. >> i teared up as you are talking. its not just because of what youre saying. but because my mother, her entire career was spent working for the department of developmental disabilities in new jersey. and what you said is exactly what she said to me every day growing up about public accommodations in the near to support the community. people with disabilities. so i just touch my heart when he said that. because it was like hearing my mom and my youre ...

Communities. >> that is such an interesting point there at the end. do you think that that can go a long way in helping to remove some of the stigma that these individual communities, while they are siloed and fighting on behalf of their own rights. do you think that stigma can be removed in some way by this decision? >> definitely. i think you can go a long way. and to me, knowing my friends and family in the trans community and how long they have fought for just the right to be out in society....

While we are very excited about this. what this means is that there are even more people to stand with us, and help hold the line. and say, the a.d.a.s law. and at no point in time should we start limiting who is counted. and what accountability measures and enforcement measures need to be in place to defend that law. >> quickly, before we go. help us understand what title three does. >> title three is access to public accommodations. so for people with disabilities. it means the right to be abl...

Is this a win in your view for the community of people who really mean more access to resources and care? >> this is a win for both the trans community and the broader disability community. the power of the definition of disability in the a.d.a. is the expansiveness. it is big enough to include people with alopecia, its big enough to include kids of flint michigan fighting for drinking water. now its a big enough to include the trans community. and this means, this is huge. this means employment...

Quiet, responding that the pandemic has wreaked havoc on all businesses, saying, industries across the economy are facing a range of challenges, including a tight labor market. and the government tonight with direct requests for airlines to provide meal vouchers for delays of three hours or more and lodging accommodations for passengers who must wait overnight at an airport because of disruptions within the carriers control. so, what are you owed if an airline cancels or delayed your flight? wel...

Refunds if a domestic flight is changed or delayed more than three hours, hotel accommodations for overnight delays. and with confusing airline rules on refunds, on voucher policies the d.o.t. will rollout a new website labor day weekend posting each airlines policies. >> we want to make sure its very clearly spelled out so that passengers know what theyre getting when they buy a ticket. >> reporter: the airline industry insists carriers strive to provide the highest level of customer service an...

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