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fromLGBTQ Nation
11 hours ago

Democrats demand end to Trump's anti-trans prison policies because they cause "significant harm" - LGBTQ Nation

Democratic senators demand the BOP reverse Trump-era policies restricting transgender inmates’ care, accommodations, and pronoun use, citing denials of hormone treatment and support.
fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago

Georgia law banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates struck down

"The state is responsible for the well being of any person it holds in its custody, regardless of whether that person has gender dysphoria or another diagnosis," Emily Early, an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights who represented the plaintiffs, tells The Advocate. "Gender dysphoria is a medical condition that is just like any other condition of diabetes or cancer that the state must provide minimally adequate treatment for that meets constitutional standards."
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