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A blistering 93-page report from the Department of Justice notes multiple cases of violence and sexual assault against LGBTQ+ incarcerated people across Georgia.
Unpacking the dangers of homonormativity in queer communities.
The settlement guarantees appropriate housing and treatment for all trans inmates in the state.
An investigative look into why some queer men remain locked up even after serving their time.
Addressing the prison system's disproportionate effect on LGBT people is necessary.
The queer cofounder of Black Lives Matter has a plan to dismantle the prison system that has disenfranchised so many.
Highlighting the silenced struggles of incarcerated transgender individuals, Xandan tells the experiences of abuse and systemic neglect faced within Texas prisons.
Michael Johnson's conviction for spreading HIV has been overturned, but the criminal justice system still has not eliminated risk within prisons.Â
Gay and bi black men face both high rates of HIV and incarceration as well as a prison system that denies them lifesaving condoms.
As her lawsuit against Georgia's state prison system moves forward, Ashley Diamond reflects on being black, trans, and low-income in the Deep South.
As the #FreeMeaganTaylor movement takes off, activists say the prison system has thrown up roadblocks in bailing the 22-year-old out of a segregated Iowa jail cell.
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.
But her advocates point out that she's being treated differently than other inmates involved in consensual relationships.
The Alliance Defending Freedom is biding its time, hoping a Supreme Court ruling will enable further anti-trans discrimination.
Brazil -- a country which sees a record amount of transphobic violence -- is taking unique steps to reduce the epidemic in Rio prisons.
In an essay she wrote for an upcoming book, Chelsea Manning discloses her past as a homeless trans youth.
Philadelphia-based rapper and songwriter BL Shirelle is recording and producing the work of currently incarcerated musicians.
Transgender prisoners who started hormone therapy before going to prison can now go through a process to start hormone therapy.
To activists concerned about AIDS and prisoners' rights, it's an urgent, commonsense step that should already be nationwide policy -- letting inmates have condoms to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases behind bars. Yet their efforts have run headlong into a stronger political force: Authorities' desire not to encourage inmates who flout prison rules against sex. Only one state, Vermont, and five cities regularly hand out condoms to inmates.
