Transgender Activists Celebrate Huge Federal Prison Victory

[SandraJane]

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Transgender Activists Celebrate Huge Federal Prison Victory

By Diane Anderson-Minshall|Posted on Advocate.com September 30, 2011 05:00:00 PM ET

A lawsuit by a former Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate resulted in a settlement that that will dramatically change how the feds deal with transgender prisoners.

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A lawsuit by a former Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate resulted in a settlement that will dramatically change how the feds deal with transgender prisoners. A settlement was announced today in the case of Vanessa Adams, an inmate at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex, in Butner, North Carolina. Adams, who was diagnosed with gender identity disorder while at a Florida prison, filed suit on February 24, 2009, after she was denied medically necessary hormone therapy and prevented from otherwise expressing a female gender identity because she had not received this treatment prior to her incarceration.

[Emily Ray]

What an amazing change for our brothers and sisters.

Huggs

Emily