Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 5, 2016: Interview with Nicole Maines; Interview with Kylar Broadus; Review of Miranda Lambert's new album 'The Weight of These Wings.'

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(1.) Two transgender Americans: NICOLE MAINES, the first trans youth to win a discrimination lawsuit. Her case was against a school district, because her middle school wouldn't let her use the girls bathroom. MAINES is featured in the documentary The Trans List, by director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders , and it premieres on HBO Monday, December 5. (WE HEAR FROM ONE OTHER PERSON FROM THE DOCUMENTARY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) KYLAR BROADUS (Ki-LAR BRA-dis). Before he came out as trans, he was a corporate lawyer. After coming out, he directed The Transgender Civil Rights Project and became the first openly transgender person to testify before the U.S.Senate. BROADUS is featured in the documentary The Trans List, by director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders , and it premieres on HBO Monday, December 5.(3.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews The Weight of These Wings, the new album by Miranda Lambert.