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Only 11 Trans People Housed in the Right Prison in England and Wales

A Ministry of Justice report released Thursday said there are at least 119 trans women being held in men's prisons in the two U.K. countries.

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Prison Authorities Champion Abstinence Over Condoms

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.

Abolish ICE signs Anti Trump Immigration Policy Rally Armstrong Park New Orleans Transgender Latina woman Arely Westley Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award winner

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Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award

Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.

Evin House of Detention prison in Tehran Iran

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100 transgender inmates presumed dead after Israeli missiles struck Iranian prison last month

Israel targeted the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23.

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Indiana judge blocks law denying gender-affirming care to prisoners, ruling it’s likely unconstitutional

It’s a big victory for trans rights.

Kristen Clarke Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights US Department of Justice speaks on stage National Urban League Conference Plenary II State of Black America Houston Texas

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DOJ sues Utah for discriminating against incarcerated trans woman who self-castrated

People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."

andry hernandez romero alongside prison officer guarding gang members in a cell at the Terrorism Confinement Center aka CECOT in Tecoluca San Vicente El Salvador April 2025

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Gay asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero remains in danger, advocates warn

After months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, the gay makeup artist has been freed, but not returned to safety.

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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.

Rivule Sykes Gen Z trans woman candidate Louisiana Congress transgender politician

Election

Meet the Gen Z trans woman running for Congress in Louisiana

Rivule Sykes's campaign in the Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana is one that aims to bring "people’s attention to the issues we all face together."

prisoners rights

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

Georgia "perpetuated cruel and unusual punishment" by banning gender-affirming care for inmates, attorney Emily Early says.

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Op-ed: The Complicated Rights of Transgender Prisoners

Only 11 Trans People Housed in the Right Prison in England and Wales

A Ministry of Justice report released Thursday said there are at least 119 trans women being held in men's prisons in the two U.K. countries.

Transgender Jan. 6 Rioter Is Now in a Women's Prison. Did Far-Right Republicans Help?

Jessica Watkins had asked for help from U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Jim Jordan.

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.

Boy behind bars

The gay president of the Stop Prisoner Rape human rights lobby bares his soul in a remarkable new memoir recounting his four years in prison--beginning at age 17.

Elizabeth Warren Speaks to One Anti-LGBTQ Mark on Her Record

Warren once spoke out against gender-confirmation surgery for prisoners. Now she recognizes their right to it, a campaign spokesman says.

Prison Authorities Champion Abstinence Over Condoms

Ghana’s parliament passes bill with 3-year prison sentences for identifying as LGBTQ+

The bill also would require even tougher sentences for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups.

Trans people in Georgia prisons are being forced to detransition. Now they're suing.

A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people says the state's refusal to allow gender-affirming care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

Texas legislature bans transgender people from public bathrooms

After a decade and more than 16 tries, state lawmakers will send to the governor's desk an anti-trans bill, which restricts access to public facilities and places a $25,000 fine on the first violation.

Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award

Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.

100 transgender inmates presumed dead after Israeli missiles struck Iranian prison last month

Israel targeted the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23.

Indiana judge blocks law denying gender-affirming care to prisoners, ruling it’s likely unconstitutional

It’s a big victory for trans rights.

DOJ sues Utah for discriminating against incarcerated trans woman who self-castrated

People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."

Gay asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero remains in danger, advocates warn

After months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, the gay makeup artist has been freed, but not returned to safety.

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.

Feds Probe Georgia's Treatment of LGBT Prisoners

It's the first Justice Department investigation to focus on this population.

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.'

Meet the Gen Z trans woman running for Congress in Louisiana

Rivule Sykes's campaign in the Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana is one that aims to bring "people’s attention to the issues we all face together."

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Georgia "perpetuated cruel and unusual punishment" by banning gender-affirming care for inmates, attorney Emily Early says.

A Ministry of Justice report released Thursday said there are at least 119 trans women being held in men's prisons in the two U.K. countries.

Jessica Watkins had asked for help from U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Jim Jordan.

An appeals court found it 'plausible' that a prison denying Mia Rosati surgery violated her right to equal protection.

The gay president of the Stop Prisoner Rape human rights lobby bares his soul in a remarkable new memoir recounting his four years in prison--beginning at age 17.

Warren once spoke out against gender-confirmation surgery for prisoners. Now she recognizes their right to it, a campaign spokesman says.

The bill also would require even tougher sentences for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups.

A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people says the state's refusal to allow gender-affirming care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

After a decade and more than 16 tries, state lawmakers will send to the governor's desk an anti-trans bill, which restricts access to public facilities and places a $25,000 fine on the first violation.

Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.

Israel targeted the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23.

It’s a big victory for trans rights.

People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."

After months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, the gay makeup artist has been freed, but not returned to safety.

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

It's the first Justice Department investigation to focus on this population.

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.'

Rivule Sykes's campaign in the Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana is one that aims to bring "people’s attention to the issues we all face together."