Digital Transgender Archive
"Trapped" in Sing Sing: Transgender Prisoners Caught in the Gender Binarism
An article about the mistreatment of trans people in prison, the barriers they face, and the law and terms surrounding it. Throughout the article, the author uses the metaphor of the miner and the canary. The article also discusses the different aspects of a medical and legal transition and how they impact the treatment of trans people in prison.
This item comes from the Judy Greenspan papers at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center.
- Identifier
- 4t64gn718
- Collection
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Trans People and Prisons
- Institution
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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
- Creator(s)
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Rosenblum, Darren
- Publisher
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Michigan Journal of Gender and Law
- Date Issued
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Sep. 19, 2002
- Dates Covered
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2000
- Genre
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Documents
- Subject(s)
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Dee Farmer
- Topic(s)
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AIDS phobia
Anti-LGBTQ+ violence
Anti-transgender discrimination
Anti-transgender legislation
Anti-transgender violence
Attitudes of LGBTQ+ people toward police
Bathroom bans
BIPOC
Birth certificates
Castration
Cosmetics
Gender-affirming surgery
HIV/AIDS
Hormone therapy (Gender)
Identification of LGBTQ+ people by police
LGBTQ+ imprisonment
LGBTQ+ personal and family law
LGBTQ+ prisoners
LGBTQ+ sexual abuse
MtFs
Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people
Post-operative
Prison reform
Prison violence
Queer transgender people
Transgender people
Transgender people of color
Transgender victims of rape
Transgender victims of sexual abuse
Transphobia
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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In copyright
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