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Trans woman says Maryland imprisoned her with cis man who sexually assaulted her
Chelsea Gilliam says officers repeatedly misgendered her and only allowed her out of solitary confinement for five hours a week.
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Trans YouTuber Nikita Dragun says she was detained with men after arrest
Dragun was arrested on felony assault charges after allegedly spilling water on a police officer.
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House Democrats call for release of trans & HIV positive detainees from ICE facilities
Under Biden, ICE policy now calls for releasing pregnant people and families detained together. House members and advocates want that same consideration for trans people and people living with HIV.
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The teen killer of three LGBTQ people is convicted & now faces life in prison
It was initially thought that the 18-year old opened fire on a house party out of hatred. Jurors eventually learned that his motive was more than that.
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HIV+ inmate got a year in solitary because officials feared he would have prison sex
The other guy was negative.
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Trans woman wins major legal victory after she was a ‘sex slave’ in prison
She won an important court victory just months after the Trump administration rescinded protections for transgender inmates.
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LGBTQ prisoners held in ‘alternative lifestyle isolation tanks’ win million dollar lawsuit
Inmates were held in their cells up to 23 hours a day without access to specialized programming, social interaction or other outside activities.
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Connecticut is now the first state to house transgender people based on their gender
The state recognizes the rights of transgender inmates with “the most protective” law in the country.
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Kentucky state police tweeted a rape joke during the Superbowl
Police officers don’t normally condone violent crime, but gay rape is an exception apparently.
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A trans prisoner is on hunger strike until the government recognizes her gender
She is willing to die to escape the “nightmare” of being housed in a male prison.
