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.
OCTOBER 4, 2024
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Trump will ban trans women from women's prisons by removing trans inmates from rape protections
Provisions in one of the first orders signed by Trump mandate that transgender women be housed in men's prisons by stripping protections for trans prisoners in the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
JANUARY 24, 2025
Justice Dept. pulls 'nonessential' funds from Maine prison system over trans inmate housed with women
Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement on Fox & Friends.
APRIL 8, 2025
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton Introduces Anti-Trans Prison Bill
The proposed legislation would make it illegal for prisons to house inmates according to their gender identity.
JANUARY 20, 2022
STUDY: 1 in 4 LGBT Prisoners Are Sexually Abused
A survey of prisoners reveals life behind bars to be far more harsh for LGBT inmates than their straight and cisgender counterparts.
OCTOBER 21, 2015
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 Inmates Face Poor, Dangerous Conditions in Florida Prisons
A new Tampa Bay Times investigation suggests there are miserable and dangerous conditions in state prisons.
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Biden's Justice Dept.: Prisons Must Assure Safety of Trans Inmates
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.
APRIL 26, 2021
Oklahoma Bars Inmate Weddings -- Even Straight Ones
Since gay couples can marry, Oklahoma prison officials now won't let anyone behind bars marry.
JUNE 5, 2015
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
Laverne Cox Distances Herself From Controversial Inmate
After releasing a video in which she read an inmate's letter from prison, Laverne Cox has distanced herself from the project after learning of the gruesome details of the prisoner's past.
AUGUST 26, 2014
Fixing Corrections
As a U.K. court moves to protect its MTF inmates from rape and assault, America's transgender prisoners continue to suffer.
NOVEMBER 13, 2009
Washington Improves Conditions for Transgender Inmates in State Prisons
A legal settlement propels significant enhancements in transgender inmate care and rights.
OCTOBER 13, 2023
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
LGBTQ Inmates Wed in Cyprus Prison, Making History in European Union
Kevork Tontian and Wemson Gabral da Costa fell in love and tied the knot behind bars.
JANUARY 17, 2020
DOJ: Denying Trans Inmates Hormones Is Unconstitutional
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.
APRIL 8, 2015
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
After Prop 8, Gay California Inmates Can Marry Again
State prisons and county jails can resume marriages for gay, lesbian, and bisexual inmates
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013