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Trans Inmates Panic As Trump's Executive Order Sends Them Pack To Male Prison (20918 Views)

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Godszilla: 8:19am On Jan 26
Hundreds of transgender federal prisoners are living in fear after a 'roundup' that will send them packing to men's lockups following a day-one executive order from President Donald Trump.

Now lawyers are desperately trying to find a way to fight the order, saying the prisoners will have 'a target on their backs' as they move in with hardened male inmates.

'It's going to be incredibly dangerous,' attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen told DailyMail.com.

Meltzer-Cohen represents Donna Langan, a transgender woman who underwent a sex change in federal prison. She is serving a life sentence for bank robbery as a member of the neo-Nazi Aryan Republican Army.

Meltzer-Cohen said she fears there would be a 'bloodbath' if her client and other trans inmates are forced into male prisons.

The order declared that the government will only recognize two sexes – male and female. This means all 'intimate spaces designated for women, girls, or females' will be determined by sex rather than gender identity.

DailyMail.com viewed an email from a federal public defender in Massachusetts that was sent to colleagues nationally.

It stated that one of her clients imprisoned in Minnesota, a transgender woman, was among those rounded up and is 'terrified' of what will happen when they're sent to male prisons

Public defender Sandra Gant said her office was notified of the change in policy by the federal Bureau of Prisons Tuesday morning by the trans inmate's family and asked other public defenders to share information for a legal fight.

'Our office represents a trans client who, for the entirety of her pretrial detention & BOP custody, has been in a women's facility,' Gant wrote in the alert sent Tuesday afternoon.

'Her family reached out in a panic – as of this morning, she, along with others at FCI Waseca, have been segregated and told that they are being processed out to a transfer center and then to a men's prison.

'She is terrified,' Gant explained.

'Has anyone prepared to litigate this, or have any insights/advice on challenging this? Or any s with ACLU, etc., who might be litigating this?' Gant asked.

Trump signed orders Monday rolling back protections for transgender people, ruling that the two 'immutable sexes' are 'not changeable' and that federal prisons along with shelters for migrants and rape victims are to be segregated by sex.

Federal money will also no longer be used to fund 'transition services'.

The president also demanded officials use the term 'sex' rather than 'gender.' Federal agencies were urged to end funding to promote 'gender ideology' and protect against 'gender extremism' – representing major policy shifts from the Biden and Obama istrations.

The changes, cheered by conservative groups, have been met with fear and anger by the transgender community.

The Bureau of Prisons estimates there are about 1,500 trans female inmates and 750 trans males in the federal prison system.

Rhonda Fleming, 58, a female inmate who sued to get trans women out of her prison, welcomed the development after losing her case in court last week in Tallahassee, Florida.

She argued that she and other biological women live in constant fear of attack and stress over having to interact with and UnCloth in front of inmates with male Instruments.

Her civil suit stated women shouldn't be forced to share intimate spaces such as bathrooms, showers and dorms with trans women.

But the judge on the case disagreed, ruling against her complaint on January 15.

Fleming was outraged when she spoke to DailyMail.com about the ruling and said: 'What the judge did Wednesday was a farce, it was a mockery of justice. He never intended for us to have a fair trial.

'It's like he's attacking the victim, telling the victim you're in the wrong, not the victimizer.'


She also claimed several 'heterosexual men' in her current prison, Carswell Federal Medical Center in Texas, fake their gender so they could serve out their with women.

Now, her wish for Trump to reverse these policies has come true with the January 20 executive order.

Langan – who was convicted under her birth name of Peter Kevin Langan – is also currently in Carswell.

A lawyer for Tomas Ziupsnys, a 42-year-old serving five years at Carswell for fraud, said trans inmates will 'have targets no their backs,' if moved.

Trey Flynn said Ziupsnys, who has surgically created female Instruments and has fought for follow-up surgery to maintain her gender identity, is terrified of returning to a male facility.

'They're going to be the target of bullying, sexual violence, all sorts of mischievous sorts of actions by other inmates,' added Flynn.

But another lawyer clarified that while the BOP is rounding up trans inmates, officials have yet to decide where to place inmates who have already undergone sex changes.

'The BOP is planning to move transgender females into men's prisons, but there could be separate arrangement for those who are post-surgical,' the lawyer said.

'They've separated those individuals as well, but there is no movement for them yet. The BOP is trying to figure out exactly what to do with those who are post-surgical because these inmates could face additional security concerns in a men's facility.'

The executive order was one of 26 Trump issued within hours of his inauguration. He also rescinded 78 of former President Joe Biden's executive actions such as fighting climate change, gender discrimination and promoting racial equality.

But this doesn't mean the order is guaranteed to stay in place, Trump will most likely have to fight a litany of legal battles with foes such as the ACLU who vowed to take his istration to court to defend LGBTQ rights.

Congress could also slow down Trump policies by using backdoor methods such as blocking the his laws from ing or cutting money from his programs – although that is unlikely due to Republicans having control of both the enate and the House.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14314325/transgender-inmates-panic-donald-trump-executive-order-mens-prison.html

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Sonnobax15(m): 9:26pm On Jan 26
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Why are they scared?

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Useless bunch of scallywags angry

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Softmirror: 9:26pm On Jan 26
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merits(m): 9:27pm On Jan 26
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tareigns(m): 9:27pm On Jan 26
I don't know why but this particular news brings me joy

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inoki247: 9:27pm On Jan 26
Lol at least they can enjoy more...


You wan become a woman buh u no wan colet wetin Dem dey colet...

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oluwaseunamos33(m): 9:27pm On Jan 26
That's good for them

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DisLifeSha: 9:27pm On Jan 26
Very good one. God bless Donald Trump

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Innopark: 9:28pm On Jan 26
Isn’t that what they would want? 😂

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nepapole(m): 9:28pm On Jan 26
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tareigns(m): 9:28pm On Jan 26
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sofeo(m): 9:28pm On Jan 26
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JagaLove: 9:28pm On Jan 26
Nice one

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crackhouse(m): 9:28pm On Jan 26
Nice one Trump

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free2ryhme: 9:29pm On Jan 26
Godszilla:



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14314325/transgender-inmates-panic-donald-trump-executive-order-mens-prison.html

Finally! I don't care about their "safety" just like they didn't care about the female inmates' safety. They are men, they committed crimes and were convicted. They belong in a men's prison. End of discussion.

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Creamypie(m): 9:29pm On Jan 26
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grandiose4ever: 9:30pm On Jan 26
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seunlayi(m): 9:30pm On Jan 26
Softmirror:
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Another way to derail a thread angry angry grin

Number 6 grin

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Obaofaba: 9:30pm On Jan 26
Trump is now a finally mad

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Ameboperoo(m): 9:30pm On Jan 26
Softmirror:
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Edoreborn: 9:30pm On Jan 26
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baralatie(m): 9:30pm On Jan 26
They will build a transgender prison facility for them

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stevio(m): 9:31pm On Jan 26
Dem think say dem sabi craze grin

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paulie200: 9:31pm On Jan 26
E go shele for the next four years.. Trump is God-sent cleansing to America.

God, please send such to Nigeria

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giantstar: 9:34pm On Jan 26
This shows that millions of Americans are not pleased with LGBTQ, because the order come into effect instantly. There are many things to experience during this government.

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Nawa4nl: 9:34pm On Jan 26
Me sef no mind delcare to be BoyRisky make dem put me with the Oloshos cheesy

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Godson1379(m): 9:34pm On Jan 26
This is amazing

Sanity gradually returning to the American society

Kudos to Trump for this

Jesus is King 👑

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Shikena(m): 9:34pm On Jan 26
Bobrisky, shey you dey read?

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