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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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DC jail will move trans woman out of men’s unit after officials busted trying to deceive the court
Hinton was arrested for “unarmed burglary with intent to steal $20,” a petty crime that has already cost her weeks of freedom and put her at risk of sexual assault.
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One month after a trans prisoner died, the jail still hasn’t told her family what happened
Kim Wirtz was placed among male inmates in a Baltimore jail. Then, on February 25, guards found her unconscious in her cell. What happened remains a mystery.
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Federal judges refuse to use defendant’s correct pronouns because it would be too hard
Despite years of education, the judges apparently couldn’t figure out how to write an opinion without using he/him pronouns.
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Trans inmate raped twice after being repeatedly housed with convicted rapists
The incarcerated trans woman had medical documents asking that she not be housed with cisgender inmates, similar to the prison policy already in place. She was placed with not one, but two convicted rapists.
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Trans inmate wins federal case to get gender affirming surgery
“She has waited long enough,” the federal judge wrote.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.