Christy Perez

    Christy, also known as C Dreams, is a writer and advocate interested in prison/criminal justice reform, LGBTQ rights, harm reduction and government/cultural criticism. She has studied history/theology with the Third Order of Carmelites and completed degrees in Systematic Theology. She is currently studying law. You can read her other Filter writing here and here.

    DOJ Rescinds Biden-Era Support as Trans Prisoners Sue for Surgery Access

    On April 25 the Department of Justice renounced its previous support for a trans ...

    Background Checks Keep Saying I Can’t Do Jobs I Was Already Hired For

    After two or three phone interviews with Walmart, they hired me for a clerical ...

    Georgia Suggests Making Sex Offender Registry Removal More Confusing

    Georgia is weighing legislation that would make it more difficult for people on the ...

    States Move to Decrim Sex Work, But Add On “Human Trafficking” Penalties

    Several states are currently considering proposals that would make them the first to fully ...

    Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Conversion Therapy Ban

    On March 10, the Supreme Court stated that it will review the constitutionality of ...

    Georgia Moves to Ban All Transgender Health Care in State Prisons

    Georgia senators have proposed legislation that would prohibit the state prison system from providing ...

    Worcester, MA, Joins Short List of Transgender Sanctuary Cities

    The city of Worcester, Massachusetts, is now a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-diverse ...

    Chaos for Trans Prisoners as Hard-Won Clothing, Hygiene Items Taken

    In the wake of President Donald Trump’s January executive order that declared transgender people ...

    The Prisons Crisis Lawmakers Want to Fix Is “Inmate-on-Staff Sexual Assault”

    Lawmakers have unveiled a proposal they claim will improve safety and security in prisons ...

    DEA Cleared to Make Immigration Arrests as Mass Deportations Begin

    On January 23, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman authorized several Justice ...