My partner, an avid murder show and copaganda aficionado, predictably believes that prison abolition is a fantasy. She may very well be right, but it’s conversations like the one I’m scheduled to have with Nell that make me want to dream of a better future. One where violent gender discrimination and institutionalized invisibility don’t further complicate the lives of the already incredibly vulnerable trans folx in our community. Catch the conversation with Trans Pride Initiative President Nell Gaither and be sure to check back afterwards for some footNOTES!
Strip searches, trauma, isolation: Trans men describe life behind bars by Aviva Stahl for NBC News
Prisoners, Doctors, and the Battle Over Trans Medical Care by Aviva Stahl for Wired
Trapped in a Transphobic Hell: Ky Peterson and the Trials of Trans People in Prison by Victoria Law for Truthout
Trans People in Prison Fight Barriers to Changing Their Legal Names and Gender Markers by Victoria Law for Truthout
What the Survey of Prison Inmates tells us about trans people in state prison by Tiana Herring and Emily Widra for Prison Policy Initiative
Trans women are still incarcerated with men and it's putting their lives at risk by Nora Neus for CNN
Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates by The Associated Press
California prisons grapple with hundreds of transgender inmates requesting new housing by Leila Miller for LA TIMES
New Jersey's pregnant inmates spur outrage over transgender transfers by Valerie Richardson for The Washington Times
Naming and Shaming: Violations of the Human Rights of Transgender Persons with Felonies in Texas from the School of Law or of The University of Texas
On Normal Life: Dean Spade, interviewed by Natalie Oswin for Society Space
COMING OUT OF CONCRETE CLOSETS: A REPORT ON BLACK & PINK’S NATIONAL LGBTQ PRISONER SURVEY
WHERE THE MARGINS MEET: A DEMOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF TRANSGENDER INMATES IN MEN’S PRISONS* from the California Department of Corrections
