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Transgender activist's death spurs political debate over death certificates

By Take Two Staff
Published Apr 21, 2014
The backers of a referendum to overturn a California law giving transgender students protections including the right to use the public school restrooms of their choice failed to gather enough voter signatures to qualify for the ballot.
The backers of a referendum to overturn a California law giving transgender students protections including the right to use the public school restrooms of their choice failed to gather enough voter signatures to qualify for the ballot.
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Transgender activist's death spurs political debate over death certificates

Filmmaker and activist Christopher Lee fought to bring light to the struggles of transgender people. Now his untimely death is speaking proposed legislation in Sacramento. 

The California Report's April Dembosky explains how his death has opened a new political battle over the accuracy of transgender people's death certificates.