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Federal judge approves hormone treatments for transgender Ohio inmate
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has ordered Ohio’s prisons agency to restore hormone treatments for a transgender inmate who sued after they were stopped.
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In Harris County, Texas, jail confronts issue of safety for LGBT inmates
The Harris County Jail in Houston, the third-largest in the country which processes some 125,000 inmates annually, is one of many nationwide implementing changes to the way it treats its gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender population. The changes stem from a law passed by Congress under former President George W. Bush that requires federal, state and local lockups to eliminate rape in part by adjusting regulations about how the population lives behind bars.
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Federal appeals court upholds sex change for Mass. transgender inmate
BOSTON — A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling granting a taxpayer-funded sex change operation for a Massachusetts transgender inmate serving a life sentence for murder.
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Gay prisoner in Mexico blinded following attack by cellmate who gouged his eyes
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — A gay prisoner in Mexico remains hospitalized and recovering from injuries after his cellmate gouged out his eyes.
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Inmate, transgender partner lose second lawsuit seeking visitation, marriage
A Nebraska prison inmate and his transgendered partner have lost another round in their legal fight to be able to visit each other and get married.
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Texas county adopts sweeping policy to protect LGBT inmates
HOUSTON — The sheriff of Houston’s Harris County has adopted a sweeping policy designed to protect and guarantee equal treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender inmates, including allowing transgender individuals to be housed based on the gender they identify with instead of their biological sex.
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Inmate says Kansas won’t allow his husband to visit him in prison
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas prison inmate claims he’s being discriminated against because the Department of Corrections won’t allow visits from his husband, whom he married legally in Iowa.
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Minn. to allow high-security male sex offenders to marry eachother
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota officials will allow sex offenders in the state’s high-security treatment program to marry one another, a top official of the Minnesota Department of Human Services said Monday.
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Calif. prison officials to allow same-sex weddings for inmates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prison officials have confirmed that inmates can get married to someone of the same sex under certain conditions.
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Cameroon court upholds 3-year prison term for gay text message
An appeals court in the African nation of Cameroon on Monday upheld a three-year sentence against a man found guilty of homosexual conduct for sending a text message to another that contained a photo of himself holding a sign that said, “I’m very much in love with you.”