US EditionDOJ sues Utah, state corrections department for discriminating against transgender woman
- Utah is being sued by the Justice Department, alleging discrimination against an incarcerated transgender woman with gender dysphoria.
- The lawsuit claims that the Utah Department of Corrections violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying equal access to healthcare services.
- The Justice Department is seeking compensatory damages and policy modifications for individuals with gender dysphoria in Utah prisons.
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Justice Department sues Utah after transgender inmate ‘removed her own testicles’
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of Utah and its prison system after a transgender inmate “removed her own testicles” in response to "unnecessarily delayed" treatment for her gender dysphoria.
Biden DOJ’s Transgender Lunatics Seek to Put Male Prisoner in Women’s Housing
In its latest action, DOJ yesterday sued the state of Utah under the ADA for unlawfully discriminating against an unnamed incarcerated “transgender woman”—i.e., a man who identifies as a woman. In addition to seeking an award of damages to the prisoner and to any “other aggrieved individuals,” DOJ is seeking broad injunctive relief that would include ordering that the male prisoner be housed with women.
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DOJ sues Utah for discriminating against incarcerated trans woman who self-castrated
People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."
DOJ Sues Utah for Alleged Discrimination Against Transgender Inmate
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Utah for allegedly discriminating against a transgender inmate who suffers from “gender dysphoria.” The lawsuit lists the State of Utah, the Utah Dept. of Corrections (UDOC), and the Utah Dept. of Health and Human Services as defendants for failing to provide the complainant with treatment for gender dysphoria. Even though UDOC provided hormone therapy to the inmate, the DOJ stat…
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