Why do inmates have access to gender-affirming care? Those Trump ads you keep seeing debunked
Republicans have spent $65 million on attack ads that target 0.6 percent of the population. Here's all the context they're missing.
October 22, 2024
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Trans Influencer Nikita Dragun Sent to Men's Prison After Arrest
Dragun's spokesperson called the move by the Miami-Dade County Corrections Department "distrubing and dangerous."
November 9, 2022
Utah violated rights of trans woman inmate who performed surgery on herself, DOJ finds
The Utah corrections department strongly disagreed with the finding, saying it was “blindsided” by the timing and had been working to resolve identified issues.
March 25, 2024
Transgender inmate killed in prison fight in Louisiana
Yella Clark was serving a life sentence — which they had recently appealed — at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.
June 18, 2024
Trans corrections officer in Georgia can continue lawsuit, appeals court rules
Trans man Tyler Copeland says he was subjected to a hostile work environment at Rogers State Prison.
March 30, 2024
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.
April 21, 2023
Pentagon Says It'll Review Cases of LGBTQ+ Vets Who Were Denied Honorable Discharges: Report
The news marks a notable shift by the Department of Defense that has been a focus of some veterans’ advocacy efforts for decades.
September 20, 2023
D.C. Corrections Officer Sues Department Over Antigay Harassment
A 24-year veteran corrections officer says his superiors repeatedly ignored his complaints of discrimination and intimidation from his fellow officers and from incarcerated people.
November 17, 2021
Kansas transgender prison employee sues over alleged gender identity harassment
Shelly Lamb said she endured targeted abuse and was moved to a basement closet by the Department of Corrections.
January 27, 2024
Denied Hormone Treatment, Ohio Trans Prisoner Files Lawsuit
A transgender woman serving a three-year sentence is suing the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction after being denied medically necessary hormone treatments.
May 1, 2014
DOJ drops suit alleging Utah discriminated against trans inmate
The state's Attorney General Derek Brown credits President Donald Trump for the decision and a new attitude from the federal prosecutors.
February 12, 2025
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
Authorities Deny Placing Trans Influencer Nikita Dragun in Men’s Unit
Dragun's spokesperson had previously said the beauty influencer was put in a men's unit after her arrest at a Miami Beach hotel earlier this week.
November 11, 2022
Trans Woman Ashley Diamond Reaches Settlement with Ga. Dept. of Corrections
Few stories have helped inspire advocacy on behalf of incarcerated trans women more than that of 37-year-old Ashley Diamond. Today her attorneys announced a historic settlement in her federal lawsuit.
February 12, 2016
Illinois Finally Transfers Trans Inmate to Women’s Prison
The Department of Corrections continues to list her gender as male and to deadname the inmate.
December 28, 2018
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
Trans Parolee, Once Denied Surgery In Prison, Wins Historic Settlement
The settlement comes as a vindication for Michelle-Lael Norsworthy, who was paroled before receiving the gender-confirmation surgery that a federal judge ordered the California Department of Corrections to provide.
February 29, 2016
Georgia State Prisons have housed LGBTQ+ inmates in horrific conditions new DOJ report found
A blistering 93-page report from the Department of Justice notes multiple cases of violence and sexual assault against LGBTQ+ incarcerated people across Georgia.
October 3, 2024
DOJ sues Utah for discriminating against incarcerated trans woman who self-castrated
People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."
April 3, 2024
Trans inmates in Florida claim prison officials conducted breast checks, forced haircuts in lawsuit: report
The new policies from Florida prison officials come in response to SB245, which bans gender-affirming care for minors and the use of state funds on any gender-affirming prescriptions or surgical procedures.
December 10, 2024