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2012
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Employment: A Legal Analysis of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
By Feder, Jody; Brougher, Cynthia.
Congressional Research Service (Washington, DC).
The impact of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on employment practices related to sexual orientation and gender identity is explained. “Introduced in various incarnations in every congressional session since the 103rd Congress, the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA; H.R. 1397/S. 811) would prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by public and private employers in hiring, discharge, compensation, and oth... Read More
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11 pages
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2012
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Transgender and Gender-Variant Inmates
Denver Sheriff Department. Office of the Director of Corrections/Undersheriff (Denver, CO).
This order provides guidelines that will “facilitate the elimination of discrimination against; and/or address the appropriate treatment of; and/or provide for the safety, security and medical needs of transgender and gender-variant inmates” (p. 1). Implementation and procedural guidelines cover: intake and initial classification; searches; Blue Cards; medical staff notification; Transgender Review Board; long-term housing and classification; medical assessment and treatment; responsibility for ... Read More
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11 pages
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2012
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Growing Up LGBT in America: HRC Youth Survey Report Key Findings
Human Rights Campaign (Washington, DC).
Results from a national survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) youth ages 13-17 are presented. “The deck is stacked against young people growing up lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in America. Official government discrimination or indifference along with social ostracism leaves many teens disaffected and disconnected in their own homes and neighborhoods. With an increase in public awareness about anti-LGBT bullying and harassment and the strikingly high number of LGBT youth... Read More
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36 pages
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2012
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The Unfair Criminalization of Gay and Transgender Youth: An Overview of the Experiences of LGBT Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
By Hunt, Jerome; Moodie-Mills, Aisha.
Center for American Progress (Washington, DC).
“Gay and transgender youth are pipelined into the juvenile justice system at disproportion¬ate rates, often stripped of their basic dignity and civil rights, and treated in a harmful and discriminatory manner once in the system. The current policies and practices of schools and the juvenile justice system overlook gay and transgender youth and perpetuate stigma and bias that can lead to their unwarranted criminalization and unfair treatment” (p. 7). This report aims to clear up the confusion reg... Read More
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12 pages
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2012
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Scope of Services for the Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder
Colorado Dept. of Corrections (Colorado Springs, CO).
“It is the purpose of this administrative regulation(AR) to serve as a standard of care for the treatment of gender identity disorder and define the extent and general limits of health services that will be provided to this population” (p. 1). Procedures cover: contraindications for sexual reassignment treatment; Gender Identity Disorder Management and Treatment Committee; sexual reassignment treatment; other treatment modalities; and facility placement.... Read More
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4 pages
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2012
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LGBT People and the Prison Rape Elimination Act
National Center for Transgender Equality (Washington, DC).
The application of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards to situations involving LGBT people is explained. This is a great overview for correctional staff. Sections of this document address: a crisis of sexual abuse in confinement; the most important protections for LGBT offenders being screening and classification, housing transgender people, protective custody, segregated LGBT pods or units, searches, minors in adult facilities, staff training, reporting abuse, support for survivors... Read More
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6 pages
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2012
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Model Policy: Training for Youth Facility Staff: Ensuring Competence that Includes the Rights and Needs of LGBTQ Youth
MAC AIDS Fund (New York, NY); Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (New York, NY); Arcus Foundation (New York, NY); Elton John Foundation (New York, NY).
Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP). Teen SENSE (New York, NY).
"This Model Policy, designed for use by agencies and jurisdictions that provide services for youth in state custody, outlines the basic requirements for ensuring staff competence, including on the rights and needs of LGBTQ youth."... Read More
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1 page
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2012
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Teen SENSE Model Staff Training Standards Focusing on the Needs of Youth in State Custody, Center for HIV Law and Policy
MAC AIDS Fund (New York, NY); Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (New York, NY); Arcus Foundation (New York, NY); Elton John Foundation (New York, NY).
Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP). Teen SENSE (New York, NY).
These standards “are designed to ensure that all staff of foster care, detention, and other government operated and regulated youth facilities are equipped to understand and protect the health and well-being of all youth, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity … The standards also reflect the need for universal staff competence in communicating with and advising all youth” (p. 4). Sections of these standards are: goal; target audience; core competencies of comprehensive training pro... Read More
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23 pages
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2012
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LGBT Youth in Detention: Understanding and Integrating Equitable Services
By Wilber, Shannan; Brown, Bernadette; Celestine, Anthony.
Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI). The Equity Project (Washington, DC).
This presentation is comprised of a series of questions regarding: what is known about LGBT youth; intake and risk assessment; gender and sexual orientation; name and pronoun; detention and family involvement; housing; and race. The resulting discussion results in covering: the available data on lesbian, gay, bisexual and gender nonconforming (LGBT) youth in detention; implications for practice; and integration of these issues in site-based reform efforts.... Read More
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30 pages
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2012
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Gender Identity Disorder
By Lewis, Don.
U.S. Bureau of Prisons (Washington, DC).
Issues related to gender identity are discussed. Gender identity is “a person’s sense of their own gender, which is communicated to others by their gender expression.” Objectives for this presentation are: define key terms related to Gender Identity Disorder (GID); review the diagnostic criteria for GID); implement the Bureau’s new GID policy; review the history of transgender issues, to include relevant legal issues; identify World Professional Organization for Transgendered Health (WPATH) stan... Read More
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57 pages
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2012
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MICHELLE L. KOSILEK, Plaintiff, v. LUIS S. SPENCER, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction, Defendant.
By Wolf, Mark L..
U.S. District Court. District of Massachusetts (Boston, MA).
This is “an unprecedented court order requiring that the defendant Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (the "DOC") provide him with sex reassignment surgery to treat his major mental illness, severe gender identity disorder” (p. 3). Sections following a summary are: the applicable standards; findings of fact and conclusions of law—the Eighth Amendment analysis—Kosilek has a serious medical need, sex reassignment surgery is the only adequate treatment for Kosilek, Kosilek h... Read More
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128 pages
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2012
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Born Free and Equal: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law
United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (Geneva, Switzerland).
“The purpose of this booklet is to set out the core obligations that States have towards LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender] persons, and describe how United Nations mechanisms have applied international law in this context. For the past eighteen years, United Nations human rights treaty bodies and special procedures have documented violations of the human rights of LGBT people and analysed State compliance with international human rights law. They have accumulated a body of evidence ... Read More
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64 pages
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2012
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LGBTI: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Offenders (Selected Resources for Criminal Justice Professionals)
National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Aurora, CO).
“This annotated bibliography has been developed in an effort to provide current and useful information to correctional agencies regarding the safe and respectful management of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) offenders. Relying on a best practices approach, this information will enable corrections staff to make better informed decisions about the safety, security, treatment and care of LGBTI offenders by providing academic, cultural and legal perspectives of the issues th... Read More
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20 pages
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2012
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Tribal Equity Toolkit: Tribal Resolutions and Codes to Support Two Spirit & LGBT Justice in Indian Country
Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO). Native American Program (Portland, OR); Lewis & Clark College. Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program (Portland, OR); Western States Center (Portland, OR).
“Two Spirit is a term in the English Language that attempts to incorporate and honor the hundreds of ancient, respectful, Native Language terms that were used for thousands of years within our Tribal societies. Two-Spirit is used to denote people who have special roles within our communities, our cultures, and our ceremonial life (p. 3) … This guide is intended to give tribal legislators a brief overview of legal issues that impact the equal treatment of Two Spirit or lesbian, gay, bisexual, and... Read More
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21 pages
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2011
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Criminal Justice? New Fast Facts about Transgender People, Police, and Incarceration
FORGE (Milwaukee, WI).
Highlights from a survey of transgender or gender non-conforming people regarding their involvement with police and experiences while incarcerated are presented. Statistics are presented concerning: the percentage of individuals having contact with police; how comfortable this population is asking for help from the police; individuals assaulted by the police; the percentage of individuals sent to jail or prison; and the percentage of those assaulted while incarcerated. The survey is called “Inju... Read More
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1 page
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2011
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Andrea Fields, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. Judy P. Smith, et al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees
U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit).
The U.S. Appeals Court affirms the District Court’s decision that Wisconsin’s Act 105, the Inmate Sex Change Prevention Act, violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. It should be noted that the plaintiffs had been receiving hormone treatment prior to the Acts passage.... Read More
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19 pages
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2011
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LGBTQ Youth in the Juvenile Justice System [Parts 1 and 2]
By Valentino, Amanda.
American Bar Association. Section of Litigation (Chicago, IL).
Issues surrounding justice-involved lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) youth are discussed. It is vitally important for individuals working with youth to know that at least 13% of juveniles involved with the juvenile justice system are LGBTQ and require services and programs to address their particular needs and to keep them safe. Sections of Part 1 include: an increase in identifies LGBTQ youth; disproportionate representation; examples of abuse; and that isolati... Read More
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9 pages
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2011
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Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People
By World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Inc. (WPATH) (Minneapolis, MN).
“The overall goal of the SOC [Standards of Care] is to provide clinical guidance for health professionals to assist transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people with safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves, in order to maximize their overall health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment … While this is primarily a document for health professionals, the SOC may also be used by individuals, their families, and social instit... Read More
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120 pages
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2011
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Non-Discriminatory, Developmentally-Sound Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Youth
New Orleans Juvenile Detention Center (New Orleans, LA); Louisiana Dept. of Human Services (Baton Rouge, LA).
This groundbreaking policy explains how detention staff will supervise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) youth. It is considered one of the best policies of its kind. If you are looking to develop such a policy you would do well to look at this one. “Staff shall not discriminate against or harass, physically or verbally, any youth in our care because the juvenile is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender or because a staff member perceives a juvenile to be LGBT. Staff must also protec... Read More
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3 pages
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2011
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Promoting a Safe and Respectable Environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth and their Families Involved in the Child Welfare System; and Guidelines for Promoting a Safe and Respectable Environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth and their Families Involved with DYFJ
New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS). Division of Policy and Planning. Policy Development and Program Planning (New York, NY).
“The purpose of these policies is to provide direction to Children'[s] Services and provider agency staff and volunteers on sensitive, inclusive and gender neutral practice as well as strategies to address bias and meet the unique needs of our youth and families. It should be used as best practice guidelines by Children's Services and provider agency staff and volunteers in order to provide LGBTQ youth and families with services in a respectful, safe, inclusive, culturally competent and affirm... Read More
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40 pages
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2011
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A Place of Respect: A Guide for Group Care Facilities Serving Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
By Marksamer, Jody; Spade, Dean; Arkles, Gabriel.
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) (San Francisco, CA); Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) (New York, NY).
“Transgender and gender non-conforming youth often face serious physical, emotional, and sexual abuse in group homes, detention centers, and correctional institutions. Because staff members are often unsure of how to provide respectful and supportive services to these youth, they may unwittingly subject them to situations that are discriminatory and harmful. This guide offers group care facilities information and tools to provide transgender and gender non-conforming young people with appropriat... Read More
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76 pages
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2011
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Gender Identity Disorder Evaluation and Treatment
By Kendig, Newton E.; Samuels, Charles E., Jr..
U.S. Bureau of Prisons (Washington, DC).
A memorandum regarding the evaluation and treatment of inmates with Gender Identity Disorder (GID) is presented. It is to be immediately implemented in response to a lawsuit settled with Vanessa Adams, a FEDERAL Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate at FMC Butler (NC) who has GID. “In summary, inmates in the custody of the Bureau with a possible diagnosis of GID will receive a current individualized assessment and evaluation. Treatment options will not be precluded solely due to level of services recei... Read More
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4 pages
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2010
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Why It Matters: Rethinking Victim Assistance for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Victims of Hate Violence & Intimate Partner Violence
By Ciarlante, Mitru; Fountain, Kim.
National Center for Victims of Crime (Washington, DC); National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) (New York, NY).
Advocates for the safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) crime victims and victim service providers need to read this report. Results from a survey of whether LGBTQ crime victims have adequate access to victim services are presented. Sections of this document include: introduction; what we don’t know; what we learned—findings; recommendations; and conclusion. Serious gaps exist in “culturally competent service provision” to LGBTQ victims which “compromises the safety of... Read More
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22 p.
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2010
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Locked Up & Out: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Youth in Louisiana’s Juvenile Justice System
By Ware, Wesley.
Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL) (New Orleans, LA).
The strategies offered for addressing the challenges LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth must deal with in correctional facilities will provide guidance for other correctional agencies facing similar problems. Sections of this report include: introduction; LGBT 101; juvenile justice in Louisiana; demographic profiles of Louisiana secure youth population; incarcerated youth in Louisiana; risk factors for LGBT youth in Louisiana; LGBT youth inside Louisiana’s secure care facilitie... Read More
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38 p.
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2010
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Preventing the Sexual Abuse of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex People in Correctional Settings
National Center for Transgender Equality (Washington, DC); National Center for Lesbian Rights (San Francisco, CA); American Civil Liberties Union (New York, NY); Transgender Law Center (San Francisco, CA); Lambda Legal (New York, NY).
The “need for all four sets of standards [found in the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape] to account for the vulnerabilities of LGBTI [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex] individuals in detention” is explained (p. 2). Sections of these comments include: LGBTI people in detention are particularly at risk of sexual abuse; support for specific standards; recommendations to enhance the standards; responses to questions in the ANPR (Advance Notice of Pro... Read More
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30 pages
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2010
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“We’ve Had Three of Them”: Addressing the Invisibility of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Gender Non-Conforming Youths in the Juvenile Justice System
By Irvine, Angela.
“[M]yths around the nonexistence of LGB and gender non-conforming [LGBT] youths in the juvenile justice system persist, presenting numerous challenges to the equitable treatment of such youths. Juvenile justice professionals need to know that [LGBT] youth exist within the system, and that [LGBT] youth often enter the juvenile justice system for different reasons than straight youth … Juvenile justice professional need to know the underlying reasons for [LGBT youths’] failure to remain at home, i... Read More
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27 pages
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2010
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Memorandum: Vanessa Adams, legal name, Nicholas Adams, Plaintiff, v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al., Defendants
U.S. District Court. District of Massachusetts (Boston, MA).
“Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, asserts that Defendants have subjected her to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution by denying her appropriate medical treatment for her diagnosed condition of Gender Identity Disorder. Presently at issue is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint [#20]. For the following reasons, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint [#20] is DENIED” (p. ... Read More
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13 pages
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2010
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Toilet Training Companion Guide for Activists and Educators
Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) (New York, NY).
Even though this guide is intended to accompany a video about bathroom access for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, it is an excellent resource that can be used by itself. It aims to “start conversations not only about trans bathroom access, but also about the impact of all sex-segregated facilities (shelters, jails and prisons, group homes, drug treatment facilities, etc.) on people who do not fit within gender norms. This is one of the most controversial and important fronts i... Read More
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23 pages
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2010
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Forced Integration of Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Inmates in California State Prisons: From Protected Minority to Exposed Victims
By Lara, Alexander.
“This Note seeks to evaluate the background and application of administrative segregation of gay, bisexual, and transgendered inmates in Men’s Central and the repercussions of introducing previously segregated inmates into the general population of California state prisons” (p. 591). Sections comprising this article are: introduction; incarcerating sexual minorities—splintered masculinity or a manufactured social hierarchy based on power and submission, and prison officials’ perceptions of inmat... Read More
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26 pages
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2010
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Agnes Goes to Prison: Sexual Assault and the “Olympics
of Gender Authenticity” Among Transgender Inmates
in California’s Prisons
By Jenness, Valarie.
Issues relate to transgender inmates in California’s prisons are discussed. Parts comprising this presentation are: good reasons to study transgender inmates—growing awareness of transgender people in the U.S. and in correctional settings, high profile court cases brought forth by transgender inmates, legislative mandates, high rates of sexual assault among this population, and systematic and empirical examination of transgender inmates is lacking; California Department of Corrections and Rehabi... Read More
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88 pages
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2010
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Systems of Injustice: Criminal Justice
Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) (New York, NY).
“This diagram illustrates how overpolicing and profiling of low income people and of trans and gender non-conforming people intersect, producing a far higher risk than average of imprisonment, police harassment, and violence for low income trans people.” It also describes the additional gender-related harms suffered while in the custody of the criminal justice system.... Read More
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1 page
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2010
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Two-Spirited People and Social Work Practice: Exploring the History of Aboriginal Gender and Sexual Diversity
By Alaers, Jill.
“Diversity of sexual orientation appears to be universal throughout human history. This article explores gender and sexual diversity of non-Aboriginal and traditional First Nations groups in North America, and the reclamation of traditional roles and identities by contemporary two-spirits. This article argues that social workers, as well as various other human service professionals stand to improve the quality of their practice by seeking deeper understanding of sexual and gender diversity throu... Read More
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18 pages
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2009
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Where the Margins Meet: A Demographic Assessment of Transgender Inmates in Men's Prisons
By Sexton, Lori; Jenness, Valerie; Sumner, Jennifer.
California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Sacramento, CA); University of California, Irvine. School of Social Ecology (Irvine, CA).
University of California, Irvine. Center for Evidence-Based Corrections (Irvine, CA).
This “research provides the first systematic empirical portrayal of a population that is exceptionally vulnerable by virtue of being both transgender and incarcerated. The focus is on demographic and well-being factors that characterize this population in ways that render it distinct from other inmate populations as well as populations of people who are not incarcerated” (p. 6). Findings are reported for education and employment, marital status, health (including metal health, substance abuse, a... Read More
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49 pages
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2009
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Safety and Solidarity Across Gender Lines: Rethinking Segregation of Transgender People in Detention
By Arkles, Gabriel.
The author argues that “[i]nvoluntary segregation form other people in detention is in reality one of the greatest threats to the safety of TIGNC [transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming] people in these systems … TIGNC prisoners and other prisoners are at times able to form communities and relationships that resist violence and help people who are targets of violence to survive. The centrality of community-building in creating safety from violence is too often forgotten, not only by det... Read More
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46 pages
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2009
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Safety and Solidarity across Gender Lines: Rethinking Segregation of Transgender People in Detention
By Arkles, Gabriel.
Effective ways to decrease violence against transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming (TIGNC) individuals are discussed. This article is divided into seven parts: introduction; understanding violence in detention; detention as a site of solidarity, resistance, love, and mutual support; restrictions on community building; solitary confinement—how isolation furthers violence and abuse, the disproportionate isolation of TIGNC prisoners, and the inadequacy of legal framework for challenging se... Read More
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46 pages
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2009
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Large Jail Network Meeting, March 29-31. 2009, Aurora, Colorado
By Clem, Constance.
Clem Information Strategies (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections. Jails Division (Washington, DC).
Contents of these proceedings are: introduction; meeting take-aways in brief; illegal alien programs; proactive discipline, part 2; PREA update; intersex and transgender issues; Legal Issues in Jails--2009; open forum; announcements; LJN business; final meeting agenda; participant list; and index of past LJN meeting topics.... Read More
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61 p.
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2009
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Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts
By Majd, Katayoon; Marksamer, Jody; Reyes, Carolyn.
Legal Services for Children (LSC) (San Francisco, CA); National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) (Washington, DC); National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) (San Francisco, CA).
This document “represents the first effort to examine the experiences of LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender ] youth in juvenile courts across the country” (p. 1). Ten chapters follow and executive summary: barriers to fair and effective juvenile justice systems; professionals’ responsibility to treat youth in juvenile courts fairly; common misconceptions and biases about LGBT youth in the juvenile justice system; attempts to change, control, or punish LGBT adolescent sexual orientatio... Read More
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165 p.
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2009
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Chapter 30: Special Information for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Prisoners
By Duffy, Meredith.
Individuals needing basic legal information for federal and New York prisons can find it in this publication. Sections of this chapter are: introduction; changes in the law; unequal treatment because of sexual orientation or gender identity; your right to control your gender presentation while in prison; your right to confidentiality regarding your sexual orientation or gender identity; assault and harassment; housing and protective custody; visitation rights—special issues for LGBT (lesbian, ga... Read More
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41 p.
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2009
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Essential Skills for Working with LGBTQ Youth in Out-of-Home Care: Handout Materials
New York State Office of Children and Family Services (Rensselaer, NY); PDP Distance Learning Project (Albany, NY).
This handout material is comprised mostly of the “Promoting a Safe and Respectful Environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Placement” Informational Letter (INF). “The purpose of this Informational Letter (INF) is to reinforce the commitment of the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to promoting a safe and respectful environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in out-of-home placement. ... Read More
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6 pages
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2009
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Gender Classification and Housing
District of Columbia Dept. of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This policy describes the provision of "the appropriate treatment of transgender, transsexual, inter-sex, and gender variant persons who are incarcerated and housed within the DC DOC" (p. 1). Procedures cover initial intake and housing.... Read More
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5 p.
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2009
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LGBTQ Detainees Chief Targets for Sexual Abuse in Detention
Just Detention International (JDI) (Los Angeles, CA).
The sexual abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) prisoners is discussed.... Read More
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2 p.
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2009
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Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Justice Project
Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP) (San Francisco, CA).
The mission of the TGIJP is "to challenge and end the human rights abuses committed against transgender, gender variant, genderqueer and people with intersex conditions in California prisons and beyond." Points of entry include: news; mission; programs; help TGIJP; resources; internships; and contact information.... Read More
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2 p.
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2009
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Transgender Inmates in California's Prisons: An Empirical Study of a Vulnerable Population
By Jenness, Valerie.
University of California, Irvine. Center for Evidence-Based Corrections (Irvine, CA).
Copies of overheads are provided for a presentation about issues surrounding the incarceration of transgender individuals. Topics covered include: backdrop for research; six good reasons to study transgender inmates; “transgender” means different things to different communities; major findings of the California prison study; demographic profile; aggregate prevalence rate; prevalence by characteristics of transgender inmates; prevalence by characteristics of prisons; prevalence by housing assign... Read More
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94 p.
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2009
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Where the Margins Meet: A Demographic Assessment of Transgender Inmates in Men's Prisons
By Sexton, Lori; Jenness, Valarie; Sumner, Jennifer.
California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Sacramento, CA); University of California, Irvine. School of Social Ecology (Irvine, CA).
"[T]his research provides the first empirical portrayal of a prison population in California that is unique by virtue of being both transgender and incarcerated" (p. 1). Sections of this document include: abstract; introduction; research methodology and data; findings for education and employment, health, sex work, homelessness, victimization, and self and identity; and discussion. Overall, transgender inmates are marginalized from other prisoners.... Read More
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48 p.
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2009
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Policy Recommendations Regarding LGBT People in California Prisons
Transgender Law Center (TLC) (San Francisco, CA).
Effective practices for ensuring the rights of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) inmates are explained. Strategies for protecting LGBT prisoners are organized according to: classification; harassment, abuse, and sexual assault; health care; and reentry.... Read More
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3 p.
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2008
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And by the Way, Do You Know He Thinks He's a Girl? The Failures of Law, Policy, and Legal Representation for Transgender Youth in Juvenile Delinquency Courts
By Marksamer, Jody.
Legal protections often denied transgender youth involved with the juvenile justice system are described. Sections contained in this article include: transgender youth are at risk for juvenile court intervention; overview of the juvenile delinquency system; the failures of juvenile court intervention for transgender youth; the failures of legal representation; failure to provide appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans; lack of access to counsel and the courts; lack of competence to work w... Read More
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21 p.
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2008
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth (PPM 3442.00)
New York State Office of Children and Family Services (Albany, NY).
This policy is designed "to maintain and promote a safe environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in OCFS [New York State Office of Children and Family Services] operated residential and after-care programs" (p. 1). Procedures cover: training of staff; resources and policy dissemination to youth; reporting responsibilities and procedures for staff; incident reporting procedures for youth; enforcement; and childcare practices for LGBTQ youth. The OCFS Guid... Read More
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14 p.
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2008
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The Victimization of Transgender Inmates: An Empirical Examination of a Vulnerable Population in Prison
By Jenness, Valerie.
University of California, Irvine. Center for Evidence-Based Corrections (Irving, CA).
The need to investigate issues surrounding the victimization of transgender prisoners is explained. This presentation is divided into four sections: context for research or the whys for research on transgender inmates -- legislative mandates, legal issues, sexual abuse, and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA); past related research; current plans for research; and soliciting feedback, input, and cooperation.... Read More
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33 p.
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2008
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Model Policy & Practice Guidelines for Providing Non-Discriminatory Services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth in Juvenile Justice Facilities
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) (San Francisco, CA).
“The purpose of these Policy and Practice Guidelines is to establish operational practices that reinforce [this facility’s] commitment to respect the dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth, create a safe environment for all members of the [facility] community, and ensure that all youth have equal access to all available services, placement, care, treatment, and benefits provided by [this facility]” (p. 1). Policies cover: general facility operations; confidentiality; int... Read More
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8 pages
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2008
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Trans Models in Prison: The Medicalization of Gender Identity and the Eighth Amendment Right to Sex Reassignment Therapy
By Lee, Alvin.
The right of transgender prisoners to get sex reassignment therapy while incarcerated is explained. “Through this examination, it argues that the criticisms of a medicalized conception of gender identity are either generally refutable or irrelevant to the trans-specific prison health care context. It goes on to argue that employing such a medicalized conception is both justified and compelled by unique aspects of the prison context” (p. 450). This article is divided into the following parts: int... Read More
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26 pages
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2007
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Managing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Inmates: Is Your Jail Ready?
By Leach, Donald L., II.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Aurora, CO).
The management of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex inmates (LGBTI) in a jail setting is addressed. Sections contained in this article are: a terminology lesson; the sexual being -- physiognomy, gender identity, and sexual orientation; and responses in the jail regarding medical care, data systems, security, housing, and clothing.... Read More
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6 p.
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2006
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LGBT Youth in Detention: Myth and Reality
Correctional Association of New York. New York Juvenile Justice Coalition (New York, NY).
Ten myths regarding justice-involved lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are addressed. The myths discussed are: adolescents are too youth to be aware of their sexual identity; LGBT youth are manipulative; LGBT youth should be less open about their sexuality in order not to get picked on; kids get picked on, so being LGBT should be no different; LGBT youth never complain so all must be OK; for their safety, LGBT youth should be separated from the general population; the only way... Read More
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3 pages
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2006
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The Legal Rights of Young People in State Custody: What Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Professionals Need to Know When Working with LGBT Youth
By Estrada, Rudy; Marksamer, Jody.
National Center for Lesbian Rights (San Francisco, CA); Lambda Legal (New York, NY).
The legal rights of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth are discussed through the use of scenarios that show professionals in child welfare and juvenile justice what they may experience working with this population. This paper is divided into four parts: the Constitutional right to safety-- in foster care and juvenile detention and correctional facilities; other constitutional rights—the right to equal protection, and First Amendment rights; state non-discrimination laws; and co... Read More
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17 pages
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