Battle rages on over transgender rights

NashuaTelegraph.com – By Ashley Smith – Staff Writer

Members of the transgender community say they are the next group of people who need to fight for, even demand, their rights.

Those are basic rights such as not being fired from a job and having insurance coverage for their medical needs.

Critics argue that being transgender isn’t a social justice issue, it’s a matter of personal choice.

Some say this could be the next civil rights battle of our time – following the path set out by women in the 1910s and African-Americans in the 1950s.