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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 by Dee Farmer on Prison and AIDS Activism

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Farmer, Dee
    Date: Sep. 2, 1992
    Topics: AIDS activists, AIDS education, AIDS organizations, Anti-lesbian discrimination, BIPOC, Black transgender people, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ prisoners
    Subject: Dee Farmer, Designers Industry Foundation for AIDS, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), John Brown Education Fund, Judy Greenspan, Martin Luther King Jr., PWA Coalition Newsline, Rodney King
    Description: This letter, written Dee Farmer and addressed to Judy Greenspan, details LGBTQ+ prisoner stories and the status of AIDS activism organizations across the country.
  4. Letter by Dee Farmer on Writing Updates

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Farmer, Dee
    Date: Sep. 26, 1993
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ people of color
    Subject: Dee Farmer
    Description: Correspondence between Dee Farmer and Judy Greenspan. Dee shares updates about what she has been working on.
  5. 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 ...
  6. Letter from Dee Farmer on Attempts to Bring Case to the Supreme Court

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Farmer, Dee
    Date: Apr. 24, 1993
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Law, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Sexual orientation
    Subject: Dee Farmer, Minority Prison Project
    Description: Correspondence between Dee Farmer and Judy Greenspan regarding a chapter of Sexual Orientation and the Law and other articles about LGBTQ+ people in prison. Farmer reiterates her wish to bring the ...
  7. Letter from Dee Farmer to Judy Greenspan on FCI-Florence

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Farmer, Dee
    Date: Aug. 23, 1993
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ prisoners
    Subject: Dee Farmer, FCI-Florence, Judy Greenspan
    Description: Letter from Dee Farmer to Judy Greenspan. Farmer updates Greenspan about her work at FCI-Florence, and shares information about personal writings.
  8. Letter on 12th World AIDS Conference

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Greenspan, Judy
    Date: Nov. 3, 1997
    Topics: AIDS activists, AIDS education, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ prisoners
    Subject: ACLU National Prison Project, California Medical Facility (CMF), Catholic Charities of the East Bay, HIV/AIDS in Prison Project, Judy Greenspan, Scott Cozza, World AIDS Conference
    Description: Letter correspondence by Judy Greenspan detailing Scott Cozza's experiences with AIDS education and activism in California.
  9. Letter on California Medical Facility Unit Four Support Group

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Greenspan, Judy
    Date: Jul. 26, 1996
    Topics: HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ prisoners, LGBTQ+ support groups, Transgender people
    Subject: California Department of Corrections, California Medical Facility (CMF), Catholic Charities of the East Bay, Catholic Charities Prison HIV Pro, James Gomez, Khoury Nadim
    Description: Judy Greenspan advocating for the continuance of the transgender support group in the fourth unit of the California Medical Facility, which had been banned by prison leadership. Greenspan points ou...
  10. Letter on Trans Health Experiences in Prison

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Farmer, Dee
    Date: Nov. 12, 1992
    Topics: AIDS activists, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Gender-affirming surgery, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Medical care, MtFs, Transsexual people
    Subject: Dee Farmer, John Shabaz, Judy Greenspan
    Description: A letter written by Dee Farmer to Judy Greenspan detailing her struggles with AIDS symptoms and grievances about her ongoing legal battle.
  11. Letter to Judy Greenspan on California Medical Facility

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Bick, Joseph
    Date: Aug. 7, 1997
    Topics: HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender community
    Subject: California Medical Facility (CMF), Judy Greenspan
    Description: Letter correspondence between Judy Greenspan and Joseph Bick discussing medical care at California Medical Facility, the transgender community, and HIV.
  12. Re: Claim No. 75879114-J1

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Greenspan, Judy
    Date: Sep. 14, 1993
    Topics: LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners
    Subject: Dee Farmer
    Description: Letter from Judy Greenspan to the Quill Corporation regarding a claim for unpaid materials that Dee Farmer had to order to Judy Greenspan's home until they could be approved to be sent to the priso...
  13. Re: Letter of Support 12th World Conference and Transgender Issue

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Greenspan, Judy
    Date: Nov. 1997
    Topics: HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender community, Transgender people
    Subject: Catholic Charities Prison HIV Pro, Judy Greenspan, Scott Cozza
    Description: Correspondence between Judy Greenspan and Scott Cozza on business relating to work on their shared activist organization on HIV healthcare in California prisons.
  14. 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.
  15. Update to AIDS Advocacy Groups on Transgender Healthcare at CMF

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Greenspan, Judy
    Date: Jul. 26, 1996
    Topics: AIDS activists, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ prisoners, LGBTQ+ support groups, Transgender people
    Subject: California Medical Facility (CMF), Catholic Charities Prison HIV Pro, Joseph Bick, Ken Topper, Laurie McBride, Rand Martin, Robert Rios, Scott Cozza, Sheila Enders
    Description: Update by Judy Greenspan to multiple AIDS advocacy organizations on the state of Scott Cozza's work in the California Medical Facility, urging them to discuss the limiting of access to resources in...