Laverne Cox, Planned Parenthood Stand With Black Trans Man Ky Petersonhttp://www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/6/28/laverne-cox-has-powerful-message-incarcerated-trans-man-ky-peterson-videoThe Advocate/BY SUNNIVIE BRYDUM AND ALLISON TATE JUNE 28 2016 5:43 AM EDT
"It's been more than a year since The Advocate first broke the story of Ky Peterson, a black transgender man currently serving a 20-year sentence in a Georgia women's prison because he killed the stranger who was raping him in 2011.
Since the initial publication of the groundbreaking investigative report, Peterson has survived alleged harassment, multiple stints in solitary confinement, and even a suicide attempt. In February, Peterson received his first dose of testosterone, after nearly five years of being incarcerated with women. Peterson's access to gender-affirming care came on the heels of the U.S. Department of Justice ordering the Georgia Department of Corrections to provide the medically necessary care to transgender prisoners, as part of a settlement in a federal lawsuit filed by Ashley Diamond, a black transgender woman who spent more than three years jailed with men. Although the DOJ would not confirm or deny The Advocate's inquiries, Peterson tells this publication that he had a lengthy conversation with an official at the federal cabinet department, who called to make sure that he was being treated fairly while he serves out his time. Peterson could be eligible for parole as early as October. "
