NBC anchor forced to explain use of term 'biological male' during coverage of Supreme Court ruling

NBC News issued an on-air explanation Tuesday about quoting the terms "biological male" and "biological female," language drawn directly from the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on transgender athletes in women's sports.

"Just a quick note here," anchor Craig Melvin said during the morning broadcast. "The terms that we’re using here during our reporting, biological male, biological female, the high court put those terms in quotations in their decision and their dissent."

"But just so you know...