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  1. A Real Nightmare - Transgender Behind Bars

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: T
    Date: Jun. 25, 2001
    Topics: Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Fairies (Gay culture), Harassment, Homosexuals, Hormone therapy (Gender), LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transphobia
    Description: Letter from a transgender inmate recounting her experience of harassment and difficulty navigating the California prison system through the narrative of an unlikely love-story.
  2. Email on Protest for Transgender Prisoner Rights

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1997
    Topics: Deadnaming, Harassment, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ prisoners, MtFs, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Transsexual people
    Subject: Crystal Marie Schwenk, Donald Merlyn Snook, Gary Locke, John Cambell, Looney Liberation Army, Nancy J Krier, Prison Activist Resource Center, Robert Mitchell, The Crystal Foundation
    Description: Mailing list entry from Prison Activist Resource Center on a planned protest for the rights of transgender people in prison, specifically focused on Crystal Schwenk and the development of her case.
  3. Letter for Support to Improve Conditions for Incarcerated People

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Greenspan, Judy, Cozza, Scott
    Date: Nov. 1997
    Topics: Harassment, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, HIV-positive people, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Police harassment, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Sexual assault, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, Prison Health Care Reform
    Description: Posted correspondence from Prison Health Care Reform, deals with issue of maltreatment, healthcare, and conditions of transgender prisoners. Cover letter poses various roles and actions for people ...
  4. Letter from Office of Senator Boxer to Torey Tuesday South

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Rivas Rogalski, Beatriz
    Date: May 13, 1997
    Topics: Harassment, Intersex people, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Transgender people
    Subject: Barbara Boxer, California Department of Corrections, Thomas Maddock, Torey Tuesday South
    Description: Letter from the Deputy Chief of Staff for Senator Barbara Boxer that acknowledges the receipt of a letter from Torey Tuesday South and informs of forwarding South's letter to the California Departm...
  5. Letter Reviewing Issues of Transgender People in California Prisons

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Cozza, Scott, Ruggles, Ted, Levitt, George
    Date: Feb. 7, 1998
    Topics: FtMs, Harassment, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Hormone therapy (Gender), LGBTQ+ personal and family law, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Medicalization, MtFs, Reproductive health care for transgender people, Sexual assault, Transgender activism, Transsexual people
    Subject: California Department of Corrections, California Medical Facility (CMF), Judy Greenspan, Prison Health Care Reform
    Description: Correspondence between members of the Ad Hoc Prison Health Care Reform Committee, staff at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, and the California Department of Corrections. They discuss g...
  6. Locked Out Of Sight, But Not Out Of Mind

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Locked Out
    Date: circa 1988 to circa 2005
    Topics: Allies, Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Criminal law, Harassment, Homophobia, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Prison libraries
    Subject: Amnesty International, Harvey Milk, Locked Out
    Description: A pamphlet from Locked Out bringing awareness to queer incarcerated people and providing information on their prison book sharing program. Includes meeting times and location.
  7. Prison Blues...

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: J
    Date: circa 1979
    Topics: AIDS education, Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Bisexual people, Black transgender people, Harassment, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Homosexuals, Hormone therapy (Gender), LGBTQ+ death and dying, Racism, Transsexual people
    Description: Submission of an article for consideration to an editor. Written by J, a Black transsexual woman, who recounts her experiences and sightings of racism, transphobia, and medical abuses in the Califo...
  8. Re: Trans Advocacy Letter

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Greenspan, Judy, Weaver, Kevin
    Date: Nov. 27, 2001
    Topics: AIDS education, Criminal law, Gender dysphoria, Gender minorities, Harassment, HIV/AIDS, Hormone therapy (Gender), Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Slurs, Transgender people
    Subject: California Prison Focus, Dr. Lori Kohler
    Description: Emails by Judy Greenspan and Kevin Weaver that describe the needs for medical and mental healthcare for transgender and gender-variant people within the California State Prison - Corcoran. The lett...
  9. Support Letter to Improve Conditions for Incarcerated People

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Cozza, Scott, Greenspan, Judy
    Date: Nov. 19, 1997
    Topics: Harassment, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Sexual assault, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Prison Health Care Reform
    Description: The reprinted letter outlines various roles and actions people can sign up for to protest/advocate with the Prison Health Care Reform on issues dealing with imprisoned transgender people.
  10. Trans/Gender Variant in Prison Committee Pamphlet

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1988 to circa 2005
    Topics: Harassment, Human rights, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: California Prison Focus
    Description: An informational pamphlet by a California Prison Focus committee detailing types of abuse trans women face in prisons. Includes meeting times and contact info for the support group.