How a transgender prisoner gets tougher punishment because of her gender identit

[Shana A]

How a transgender prisoner gets tougher punishment because of her gender identity
Filed by: Alex Blaze
January 4, 2010 5:30 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/how_a_transgender_prisoner_gets_tougher_punishment.php#more

Six years of prison, solitary confinement, and denial of medical care, all for a nonviolent drug offense? Thank you, War on Drugs. You gave us such sane ways to deal with addiction.

    Officials at Central Virginia Regional Jail said they had initially placed Maria Benita Santamaria in solitary confinement because they feared she would be raped by male inmates. Her attorney, Cathy Alterman, said they moved the 35-year-old to the medical wing late Wednesday night after U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis ordered them to do so.

[Suzy]

It is very very sad that we now have officially sanctioned trans brutality, paid for by our tax dollars.  What is the world coming to?

Kristi

[Renate]

I should have learned from the Ron Gold debacle.
I should shoot myself before I ever click on bilerico.com again.
I really don't need to read any more gay male bashing of transsexuals.

[Shana A]

I should have learned from the Ron Gold debacle.
I should shoot myself before I ever click on bilerico.com again.
I really don't need to read any more gay male bashing of transsexuals.

Perhaps I should start adding warning labels to some articles, like on cigarette or food packages.

Z

[Miniar]

*looks for the bashing by the author of the article and can't find it*

[Allamakee]

*looks for the bashing by the author of the article and can't find it*

Nor could I. Would the people who see Alex's article as derogatory or abusive be willing to explain why they see it in this light?

[Renate]

*looks for the bashing by the author of the article and can't find it*

No, but the comments afterwards were.

[Miniar]

No, but the comments afterwards were.

I never read the comments.

[Miniar]

that is probably wise

Only way to keep from frothing at the mouth...

Mind you, some days... I feel we should All read the comments...
If we know what we (collective we, used in reference to all transsexuals, transgenders, and people with a trans history) have to deal with, then we might be more driven to do something about it..
When I find something really harsh, I share it..
With everyone I know who would see it as the abusive and disgusting mess it is, regardless of whether they're tg or cis. The more people who see the mess for what it is, the more people will speak up against it.
generally speaking.