Kim and Beck were first suspended and now fired for demeaning transgender individuals while remarking on a recent change in policy in the City of Rochester, NY. Mayor Lovely Warren instituted a change in the city's health care policy so that health issues specific to transgendered people will now be covered; both for mental and physical health needs.
The radio station was influenced by a huge outcry from social media. Mayor Warren has had a rocky rollout for her administration, but was receiving kudos for her progressive decision.
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