Indiana judge blocks law denying gender-affirming care to prisoners, ruling it’s likely unconstitutional
It’s a big victory for trans rights.
September 20, 2024
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Vanessa Lynn Gibson says her life depends on this surgery, but a Trump appointee and the conservative-controlled SCOTUS don't appear to care.
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SCOTUS, Incl. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, OK's Trans Prisoner's Surgery
The court denied Idaho's request to stop the surgery, although two of the most conservative justices would have granted it.
May 21, 2020
Fed. Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Trans Inmate
A federal appeals court today upheld a judge's 2012 ruling that transgender inmates should have access to transition-related care while they are incarcerated.
January 17, 2014
Oklahoma: Convicted Rapist Wants Trans Medical Care
An inmate currently serving in an Oklahoma prison wants the state to facilitate her transition costs.
February 19, 2013
Larry King’s Accused Killer to Be Tried as Adult
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July 26, 2008
Tennessee Hit by Federal Lawsuit Over Discriminatory HIV Sex Worker Statutes
The plaintiffs say the laws are outdated and violate the Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
October 26, 2023
Ashley Diamond Allegedly Assaulted in Prison Again
Ashley Diamond, 36, has called the repeated rapes she's allegedly endured in men's prisons 'torture.' Despite her other legal victories, she's still not safe.
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Prison Sued After Gay Man Killed by Homophobic Cellmate
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June 1, 2018
Incarcerated Trans Woman Sues New York Prison Over Sexual Assault
LeslieAnn Manning says staff at her male prison facility knew that she, as a trans woman, faced an increased risk of rape, but chose to turn a blind eye.
January 10, 2015
Ashley Diamond Released After 3 Years in Men's Prison
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August 31, 2015
Denial of gender-affirming care to inmate is unconstitutional, says Department of Justice
The DOJ is supporting a Georgia transgender woman who is suing the state's Department of Corrections over denial of care.
January 12, 2024
WATCH: Incarcerated Trans Woman Sues Prisons Over Repeated Rapes
Ashley Diamond and the Southern Poverty Law Center are fighting the trans woman of color's treatment in several Georgia state men's prisons, arguing it is 'cruel and unusual.'
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Judge partially halts Idaho’s anti-trans care law
The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.
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Transgender Woman Sues Maryland, Alleging Assault and More While Jailed
Chelsea Gilliam says she was sexually assaulted, denied hormone treatment, and placed in solitary confinement.
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Second Calif. Trans Prisoner May Receive Option of Gender-Affirming Surgery
An appeals court found it 'plausible' that a prison denying Mia Rosati surgery violated her right to equal protection.
June 30, 2015
McInerney's Lawyer: I Won't Gay-Bash
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