The Weekend Brief podcast for June 20, 2020

Fran Watson did a double take when the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of workplace protections for gay and transgender people. Watson, a lesbian, says she’s experienced some discrimination on the job, as have many of her Houston-area legal clients.

In this weekend’s edition of The Brief podcast, listen to why she says this landmark ruling is a “step in the right direction” toward fully-realized equality.

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Alana Rocha was the director of news partnerships for The Texas Tribune until June 2022. She was previously a multimedia reporter, after working in television and radio news for eight years. Alana covered...

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