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Inside the Gay and Trans Wing of L.A. Men's Central Jail

Started by suzifrommd, November 20, 2014, 09:00:21 AM

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Inside the Gay and Trans Wing of L.A. Men's Central Jail

BY Sunnivie Brydum
November 18 2014 4:42 PM ET

http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/11/18/watch-go-inside-gay-and-trans-wing-la-mens-central-jail

L.A. Weekly has published an in-depth report that invites readers into a segregated wing of the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail, which houses gay and transgender inmates separately from the general population.
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Rina

"Occupants of K6G are given light blue prison jumpsuits to distinguish them from the general population"

I can't help being reminded of this:



I get that the intent and (short-term) effect of this jail ward is the opposite of that triangle (KZ prisoners didn't exactly volunteer for the pink triangle), but even so, it's a form of segregation that should ideally be unnecessary. It helps in the short term, but it also helps cement the pattern of violence against LGBT people in jail/prison. It saddens me that it's necessary.
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