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As reported by NBC -- An Obama admin regulation which makes it illegal for healthcare providers and insurance policies covered under the Affordable Care Act to discriminate against transgender people, was on Friday, reversed by the government.  The rules  defines gender identity as "male or female and as determined by biology," not, as the Obama administration put it, “one’s internal sense of gender, which may be male, female, neither, or a combination of male and female.” It's set to take effect in mid-August, NPR reported.  What this means is that they could be denied treatment for ovarian cancer, or an insurer might not cover a hysterectomy or even up the price if the procedure is related to the patient's gender transition, according to NPR. 

On Thursday, a popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye alias Bobrisky was arrested by the Operatives of the Inspector General Police Monitoring Unit. Bobrisky was arrested around Lekki by a team of policemen from Abuja over alleged money issues with a woman. The arrest is coming months after the cross-dresser was detained by the police over his disagreement with an Abuja public official. It was gathered that the policemen who entered Okuneye’s white Sport Utility Vehicle had made their mission known to the Lagos State police command before proceeding. The popular cross-dresser recently had an altarcation with a Nigerian woman in diaspora over sales and sponsorship for an artificial eyelash brand. Policemen first took Okuneye to a police station on the island where he was reportedly detained for a while and later granted bail. Force spokesman DCP Frank Mba said, “Yes, Bobrisky was arrested in the early hours of today following a petition by a Nigerian woman that the cross-dresser collected