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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. Ed Hansen interview, part 1

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Stryker, Susan
    Date: 2001
    Topics: Drag, Drag shows, Harassment, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ direct action, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+-affirming religious groups, Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people, Poverty, Priests
    Subject: Compton's Cafeteria Riots, Screaming Queens, Vanguard
    Description: Susan Stryker interviews Ed Hansen, a pastor who worked with young people in the Tenderloin in the 1960s, including the organization Vanguard. Hansen reminisces about Tenderloin organizing and his ...
  3. 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.
  4. 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...
  5. The Transgender Menace Next Door

     
    Collection: Phyllis Frye Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Gray, Lisa
    Date: Jun. 28, 2001
    Topics: Army, Bathrooms, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Gender identity, Harassment, Lawyers, Legal aid, Legal name, Marriage law, Military discharge, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Elizabeth Birch, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), Human Rights Campaign (HRC), League of Women Voters, Littleton v. Prange, Phyllis Randolph Frye, Sarah DePalma, The Transgender Menace
  6. 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.