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A federal judge recently ruled the N.C. Dept. of Adult Corrections (NCDAC) violated an incarcerated trans woman’s 8th Amendment rights.
Kanautica Zayre-Brown became the first incarcerated trans person in North Carolina to move from a prison designated for one gender to one designated for another in 2019. Since her incarceration, Zayre-Brown has been requesting to have gender-affirming surgery, procedures her doctors have repeatedly said are medically necessary.
However, those requests were repeatedly denied.
You can read more below.
Federal judge rules N.C. Dept. of Corrections violated trans woman’s rights
A federal judge ruled the N.C. Dept. of Adult Corrections (NCDAC) violated an incarcerated trans woman’s 8th Amendment rights. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of North Carolina and Patterson Harkavy LLP filed a lawsuit in 2022 on behalf of Kanautica Zayre-Brown, whose request for gender-affirming medical care was repeatedly deferred and denied by the state.[…]
MORE HEADLINES
Target limits Pride collection after receiving backlash
By Taylor Heeden Larkins and David Aaron Moore
Target has announced it will be limiting its in-store LGBTQ+ Pride collection this year after receiving backlash from right-wing media outlets. According to multiple media reports, the company will offer the entire collection of Pride merchandise online, but it will only be sold in person at roughly half of Target’s stores. […]
LGBTQ Travelers Find Luxury in Thailand
Nestled on the hillside overlooking Kata beach, Stay in Style at The SIS Kata designer […]
Republican states sue Biden and Dept. of Education over trans student protections
Nine states with Republican leadership are legally challenging President Joe Biden’s amendments to include trans […]
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