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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It’s a big victory for trans rights.
The Department of Justice has intervened on Georgia trans woman Ashley Diamond's behalf, declaring state prison's continued denial of her hormone therapy a violation of her Eighth Amendment rights.
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.
The DOJ filed a statement of interest in Ashley Diamond's case against the Georgia prison system, which she says failed to protect her from sexual assault and denied her health care.
The DOJ is supporting a Georgia transgender woman who is suing the state's Department of Corrections over denial of care.
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Passion Star, with help from Lambda Legal, has been placed in safekeeping after years of complaints about the constant sexual violence she's faced in men's prisons.
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.'
Despite federal help in her health discrimination claim, Diamond has continued to face sexual abuse while imprisoned, including at least seven alleged rapes.
In overturning a decision that medically necessary gender-confirmation surgery should be provided to a transgender inmate, advocates worry the court has created a harmful precedent.
The plaintiffs say the laws are outdated and violate the Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A California judge ruled Thursday that 14-year-old Brandon McInerney, the accused slayer of 15-year-old gay classmate Lawrence King, will be tried as an adult. Ventura County superior court judge Douglas Daily denied a defense motion that sought to transfer the case to juvenile court on constitutional grounds.
Ashley Diamond won a historic settlement in 2016, but is still being assaulted and denied needed medical care, a new lawsuit says.
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.
The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.