Comments on: Lowenstein: Transgender inmates “may” have their gender identity respected http://www.365gay.com/blog/lowenstein-transgender-inmates-may-have-their-gender-identity-respected/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:01:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: madogdaddy http://www.365gay.com/blog/lowenstein-transgender-inmates-may-have-their-gender-identity-respected/comment-page-1/#comment-46763 madogdaddy Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:13:14 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=5898#comment-46763 This is all fine.. but it only addresses MTF inmates, and not FTM inmates. FTM inmates end up being put with cisgendered male inmates and are always raped and/or sexually assaulted..by wardens, guards and inmates.. I haven't heard of any reports of MTF inmates being sexually assaulted by female inmates. Correct me if I am wrong. This is all fine.. but it only addresses MTF inmates, and not FTM inmates. FTM inmates end up being put with cisgendered male inmates and are always raped and/or sexually assaulted..by wardens, guards and inmates.. I haven’t heard of any reports of MTF inmates being sexually assaulted by female inmates. Correct me if I am wrong.

]]> By: TJNV http://www.365gay.com/blog/lowenstein-transgender-inmates-may-have-their-gender-identity-respected/comment-page-1/#comment-46757 TJNV Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:00:27 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=5898#comment-46757 At very least all jail/prisons should have a "special handling" section. In L.A. the jail had a section like this for gays and other people that posed no threat but there were worries concerns for these inmates safety. Tom in Long Beach At very least all jail/prisons should have a “special handling” section. In L.A. the jail had a section like this for gays and other people that posed no threat but there were worries concerns for these inmates safety.

Tom in Long Beach

]]> By: J http://www.365gay.com/blog/lowenstein-transgender-inmates-may-have-their-gender-identity-respected/comment-page-1/#comment-46750 J Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=5898#comment-46750 @Charliegirl, Hormones are less expensive than allergy medication and no more than $20-30 bucks a month. DC wouldn't be the only state or district to accommodate the transgendered. NJ will at least if you have had "the Surgery". Unfortunately NJ's only woman on death row is a transsexual but I hear she was a nut case from the beginning from people that knew her. Other states also offer this accommodation to inmates that have had surgery but when someone is in between genders it really makes it hard to know where to put them. Some MTF will go with the women and others with the men. Unfortunately you know what happens to the ones that go with the men pre or post surgery. Jail is supposed to be punishment but in that case it is 24 hour a day torture... Separation for safety's sake would be the way to go. I know that years ago Fla. passed a law mandating that you could not separate out the transgendered for their safety. The county sheriff was in my store laughing about the freak show that was going to take place on the day they "threw 'em together". He thought it was gonna be a great "show". Unfortunately this is the bias that the trans community has to face when they break the law and go to jail. I hold no hope for those in DC, the warden will find a reason to deny the protection. Sadists shouldn't be running the jails. @Charliegirl,

Hormones are less expensive than allergy medication and no more than $20-30 bucks a month.

DC wouldn’t be the only state or district to accommodate the transgendered. NJ will at least if you have had “the Surgery”. Unfortunately NJ’s only woman on death row is a transsexual but I hear she was a nut case from the beginning from people that knew her.

Other states also offer this accommodation to inmates that have had surgery but when someone is in between genders it really makes it hard to know where to put them. Some MTF will go with the women and others with the men.

Unfortunately you know what happens to the ones that go with the men pre or post surgery. Jail is supposed to be punishment but in that case it is 24 hour a day torture… Separation for safety’s sake would be the way to go.

I know that years ago Fla. passed a law mandating that you could not separate out the transgendered for their safety. The county sheriff was in my store laughing about the freak show that was going to take place on the day they “threw ‘em together”. He thought it was gonna be a great “show”. Unfortunately this is the bias that the trans community has to face when they break the law and go to jail.

I hold no hope for those in DC, the warden will find a reason to deny the protection.

Sadists shouldn’t be running the jails.

]]> By: charliegirl http://www.365gay.com/blog/lowenstein-transgender-inmates-may-have-their-gender-identity-respected/comment-page-1/#comment-46747 charliegirl Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:54:53 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=5898#comment-46747 I fully feel that this should be a mute point of debate for any reason other than health and safety the only reason why a transgendered person who commits a crime should be granted special treatment is to keep them safe. Further while I feel for the transgendered community why should i as a tax payer foot the bill for someones hormone replacement therapy....just doesn't seem quite right to me........but then again i think prisons are too nice as it is. I fully feel that this should be a mute point of debate for any reason other than health and safety the only reason why a transgendered person who commits a crime should be granted special treatment is to keep them safe. Further while I feel for the transgendered community why should i as a tax payer foot the bill for someones hormone replacement therapy….just doesn’t seem quite right to me……..but then again i think prisons are too nice as it is.

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