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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.

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.

Washington Improves Conditions for Transgender Inmates in State Prisons

A legal settlement propels significant enhancements in transgender inmate care and rights.

Drag queen featured in anti-trans attack ad against Kamala Harris considers suing Trump campaign

Pattie Gonia says that the Republican former president’s campaign used her likeness without permission.

After Prop 8, Gay California Inmates Can Marry Again

State prisons and county jails can resume marriages for gay, lesbian, and bisexual inmates

Supreme Court Rejects Inmate's Case for Gender Confirmation Surgery

Vanessa Lynn Gibson says her life depends on this surgery, but a Trump appointee and the conservative-controlled SCOTUS don't appear to care.

Trans Inmates Face Poor, Dangerous Conditions in Florida Prisons

A new Tampa Bay Times investigation suggests there are miserable and dangerous conditions in state prisons.

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.

Andrew Extein Explains What County Jails Face in Welcoming Gay Inmates

Social worker Andrew Extein shares what he learned from spending countless hours talking to countless gay inmates in 2008 about their experiences in Los Angeles County jails.

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.

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.

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.'

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.

Fed. Judge: Calif. Must Provide Trans Inmate with Access to Surgery

A federal judge has ruled that a transgender inmate in California must be granted access to gender-affirming surgery that her prison doctors have deemed medically necessary.

Incarcerated Texas Trans Woman Finally Wins Safer Housing

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.

READ: Atty. General's Speech on Extension of Federal Rights

Eric Holder, speaking in New York, lays out the changes to come.

Grading Elizabeth Warren's LGBTQ Record

The Democrat and longtime champion of LGBTQ people has officially announced her 2020 presidential campaign.

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Not Just Russia: A Review of All the Damage Jeff Sessions Has Done

As attorney general, he's moved the nation backward on transgender rights, voting rights, and more.

Trans Woman Wins Landmark Settlement in Suit Over Mistreatment in Jail

Makyyla Holland's lawsuit said she was housed with men, beaten, and denied medication while jailed in Broome County, N.Y.

What the Ruling Says

Discover how the high court concluded that the U.S. Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry.

Op-ed: Is Nudity in the Eye of the Beholder?

An arrest in San Diego reminds us all to believe our own eyes even when -- especially when -- cops or politicians say not to.