"The federal government has now officially placed itself in the business of punishing transgender people for being who they are, by withdrawing their medical care, confiscating their personal belongings, and subjecting them to forced psychological treatment. It is, in every meaningful sense, a blueprint for a government-run conversion therapy program, one targeting thousands of incarcerated people who have nowhere to turn."
"First, it categorically bans hormone therapy for any transgender inmate not already receiving it. For those who are receiving it, the policy mandates a forced tapering and discontinuation, a medically and psychologically dangerous process that deprives people of care they may have received for years or even decades. There is no medical justification for this. Hormone therapy for gender dysphoria is established, evidence-based care endorsed by every major medical and psychiatric organization in the United States."
The Federal Bureau of Prisons implemented a policy on managing inmates with gender dysphoria that systematically withdraws medical care, confiscates personal belongings, and subjects transgender individuals to forced psychological treatment. The policy categorically bans hormone therapy for transgender inmates not already receiving it and mandates forced tapering for those currently on treatment, despite hormone therapy being evidence-based care endorsed by major medical organizations. The policy also strips transgender inmates of social accommodations. This represents a declaration of intent to punish transgender people for their identity. A federal court order currently blocks enforcement, and opposition to the policy is being mobilized across all communities.
Read at Advocate.com
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