Transgender patient alleges discrimination at Oregon State Hospital
Court case draws federal interest about supervision and care of patients dealing with status as 'outcasts'
9:47 AM, Mar. 6, 2011
Written by Alan Gustafson
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110306/NEWS/103060354/1001/VIDEONETWORK/Transgender-patient-alleges-discrimination-Oregon-State-HospitalThe odyssey of Oregon State Hospital patient Rebekah Brewis has taken extreme twists and turns.
From abused runaway as a child to legal activist now.
From suicidal prisoner to recovering mental patient.
From male to female.
From despair to hope.
Her stay at Oregon's main mental hospital raises questions about care and supervision provided for a still-evolving, transgender patient. Behind-the-scenes, the unique case is drawing attention from federal investigators, who are in the midst of an ongoing four-year-old investigation of patient care at the Salem psychiatric facility.
