transgender rights

“Liberty Is Not What I Have”: Ashley Diamond Speaks to the Trans Women Still in Prison“Liberty Is Not What I Have”: Ashley Diamond Speaks to the Trans Women Still in Prison

“Liberty Is Not What I Have”: Ashley Diamond Speaks to the Trans Women Still in Prison

In 2016, Ashley Diamond won a historic lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections over its anti-trans policies. During her…

August 24, 2022
No, My Prescribed Opioid Use Was Not a “Relapse”No, My Prescribed Opioid Use Was Not a “Relapse”

No, My Prescribed Opioid Use Was Not a “Relapse”

Society tends to view banned drugs and their use in binary terms. People who disclose drug use are instantly assumed…

May 11, 2022
Georgia Prisons Are in Crisis—and Punishing Trans Women for ItGeorgia Prisons Are in Crisis—and Punishing Trans Women for It

Georgia Prisons Are in Crisis—and Punishing Trans Women for It

The Georgia Department of Corrections is in freefall. By the time the US Department of Justice opened an investigation in…

March 28, 2022
Harm Reduction and Liberation for Black Trans Drug Users in BrazilHarm Reduction and Liberation for Black Trans Drug Users in Brazil

Harm Reduction and Liberation for Black Trans Drug Users in Brazil

More transgender people are murdered in Brazil than any other country in the world. Though the government criminalized queer- and…

February 28, 2022
As Trans Women Incarcerated in Georgia, Our Medical Needs Are Brutally IgnoredAs Trans Women Incarcerated in Georgia, Our Medical Needs Are Brutally Ignored

As Trans Women Incarcerated in Georgia, Our Medical Needs Are Brutally Ignored

Across the country, transgender people held within the prison-industrial complex face a litany of deprivations. Trans people are incarcerated at…

January 21, 2021