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EnderD_503 · 01-17-2012, 09:54 AM

No matter what a prisoner's done they still need to be treated with dignity. Using her birth name when her birth certificate and all her id shows her real name is bullshit, but unfortunately something frequently done to trans prisoners whether they have their names officially changed or not. When trans people are incarcerated the system goes out of its way to "remind" the trans person, the prison guards and other prisoners of their supposedly "real birth sex."

Same with the segregation. This is so common among trans prisoners even when it isn't necessary. My friend went through the same thing when he was wrongly incarcerated. Not only will they segregate you, but they'll make life hell for you, deprive you of the basics and humiliate you.

This is bullshit, and maybe since Nikki Araguz is kind of "high profile" by this point, it'll make people pay attention...but given what she's in for, I think it'll just make people even less sympathetic to her, what she's going through/general rights violations. I doubt things will change any time soon.

01-17-2012, 09:54 AM	#3
EnderD_503 Member How Do You Identify?: Queer, trans guy, butch Preferred Pronoun?: Male pronouns Relationship Status: Relationship Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 1,329 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,090 Thanked 3,878 Times in 1,021 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	No matter what a prisoner's done they still need to be treated with dignity. Using her birth name when her birth certificate and all her id shows her real name is bullshit, but unfortunately something frequently done to trans prisoners whether they have their names officially changed or not. When trans people are incarcerated the system goes out of its way to "remind" the trans person, the prison guards and other prisoners of their supposedly "real birth sex." Same with the segregation. This is so common among trans prisoners even when it isn't necessary. My friend went through the same thing when he was wrongly incarcerated. Not only will they segregate you, but they'll make life hell for you, deprive you of the basics and humiliate you. This is bullshit, and maybe since Nikki Araguz is kind of "high profile" by this point, it'll make people pay attention...but given what she's in for, I think it'll just make people even less sympathetic to her, what she's going through/general rights violations. I doubt things will change any time soon.