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    • Trans inmate wins federal case to get gender affirming surgery
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      Trans inmate wins federal case to get gender affirming surgery

      “She has waited long enough,” the federal judge wrote.

      Friday, December 18, 2020
    • California governor signs four LGBTQ rights laws
      News (USA)

      California governor signs four LGBTQ rights laws

      The bills address housing and health care needs for trans people, insurance discrimination based on HIV status, and the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on LGBTQ people.

      Monday, September 28, 2020
    • 17 New York guards disciplined for letting a trans prisoner choke to death on her own vomit
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      17 New York guards disciplined for letting a trans prisoner choke to death on her own vomit

      A psychiatrist said that it was risky to put 27-year-old trans inmate Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco into a cell on her own. Guards did it anyway.

      Monday, June 29, 2020
    • New York City prison guards laughed & didn’t help as a transgender woman died in her cell
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      New York City prison guards laughed & didn’t help as a transgender woman died in her cell

      “It was horrifying for the family to see this footage,” said David Shanies, the lawyer representing the inmate’s family. “They were completely unprepared for what they saw. They all broke into hysterical crying.”

      Monday, June 15, 2020
    • Supreme Court denies state’s attempt to block transgender inmate’s surgery
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      Supreme Court denies state’s attempt to block transgender inmate’s surgery

      The ruling is a rare victory for LGBTQ rights at the Supreme Court.

      Thursday, May 28, 2020
    • Trump-appointed judge rules trans people have no right to be called by their personal pronouns
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      Trump-appointed judge rules trans people have no right to be called by their personal pronouns

      Because trans rights are currently being debated in the courts, he writes, it’d be legally biased for a court to use a trans person’s personal pronouns.

      Thursday, January 16, 2020
    • 170 trans inmates are suing out Gov. Jared Polis for rape & assault in Colorado’s prisons
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      170 trans inmates are suing out Gov. Jared Polis for rape & assault in Colorado’s prisons

      Often transgender women are placed in solitary confinement “for their own protection,” something which is tantamount to psychological torture.

      Monday, November 25, 2019
    • Federal court rules that it is ‘cruel & unusual punishment’ to deny trans inmates surgery
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      Federal court rules that it is ‘cruel & unusual punishment’ to deny trans inmates surgery

      A transgender woman won her case to get gender affirmation surgery while in prison.

      Monday, August 26, 2019
    • A trans woman who was repeatedly raped in a men’s prison just won a major settlement
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      A trans woman who was repeatedly raped in a men’s prison just won a major settlement

      She was raped twice in prison and then put in solitary confinement. She won her case, but won’t be free until this fall.

      Thursday, July 11, 2019
    • Many transgender prisoners are trying to survive their time while serving time
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      Many transgender prisoners are trying to survive their time while serving time

      For Jane Doe, it was not only a fight for her life but her dignity too.

      Monday, February 4, 2019
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