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Reassignment surgery. that debate was perhaps holding up a little of the bill. its possible that president trump interpreted that by going full bore and announcing on twitter that transgender individuals would not be allowed to serve in the military. so all these things were happening behind the scenes. youre absolutely right -- this was not a policy decision that came out with a lot of followthrough. it was a series of tweets that sent everyone scrambling and completely usurped the message the ...

Distraction from russiagate, right? >> you have to also put this in the broader context as well, which is this is part of a pattern. at the beginning of the administration, the administration also stepped back on the protection of transgender students and so i think that you really do have to put it in the broader context. im sure theres no doubt that the timing of this could potentially be because theres a reason or because it helps to show the base that dont worry, im still working on your age...

Reassignment surgery. this is totally wrong headed. >> thank you for your words, it is very important we got that, but here is sarah huckabee sanders. >> several of you have noticed and asked about where the president will be donating his quarterly salary. last quarter it went toward the restoration ofwo projects at a national battlefield. after his donation, additional donors stepped up to bring the gift to over $260,000. in this quarter, it will be to the department of education. and with that...

Preparation? >> the army has a very specific set of plans for male and female soldiers based on body fat, height and weight, but based on biological differences between males and females. under this policy, a soldier can change their gender in the personnel system without undergoing reassignment surgery or any other physical changes whatsoever. so in the army -- >> tucker: as long as you say youve changed, you can change? >> if you have achieved a change of birth certificate and you are now a di...

Physical readiness requirements for male and female soldiers based on body fat, height and weight, biological differences between males and females. under this policy, a soldier can change their gender in the personnel system without undergoing reassignment surgery or any other physical changes whatsoever.. so in the army -- >> tucker: as long as you say youve changed, you can change? >> if you have achieved a change of birth certificate and you are now a different gender. for an example of how ...

Preparation? >> the army has a very specific set of plans for male and female soldiers based on body fat, height and weight, but based on biological differences between males and females. under this policy, a soldier can change their gender in the personnel system without undergoing reassignment surgery or any other physical changes whatsoever. so in the army -- >> tucker: as long as you say youve changed, you can change? >> if you have achieved a change of birth certificate and you are now a di...

Political correctness run amok . steve: whats the logic of this because on a common sense level, how could this be? >> under the u.s. constitution under the eighth amendment we must provide prisoners with the same life-saving medical treatment that we provide re-citizens with . steve: life-saving . >> the consensus among the medical community is that this surgery is saving for prisoners despite what people think. steve: penny, life-saving? >> shes right, the eighth amendment does talk about crue...

Years they found their work suicide rates 20 fold that of the control group after the reassignment surgery 10 years out so were not sure . johns hopkins went to the wall street journal and said he didnt think it was helpful. in fact, it might be hurtful so regardless, we can all agree that prisoners deserve quality medical care. steve: of course but hes our murderer whose asking taxpayers to fund $100,000 to change sex while in prison. it just doesnt feel right to a lot of people watching. >> i ...

Director tom hoopers "the danish girl" tells the real-life story of a 1920s danish artist. and her struggles among life whiling by the first ever to undergo reassignment surgery. >> im your wife. i know everything. >> every morning i promise myself that ill spend the entire day as a man. >> but i think lilys thoughts and dream her dreams. >> the most likely explanation is a chemical imbalance. >> i trusted you. i came to you for help. >> its never been attempted before. >> it could kill you.

Hormone therapy but has not made up his mind about reassignment surgery. the lbgt advocacy group had this response, bruce jenner shined a light on what it means to be transgender and live authentically in the face of unimaginable public skrutcrutiny. stories like this help create a world in which everyone can express their gender identity without fear of violence. for more on what this means for the americans that identify as transgender, the executive director of the national center for transge...