This is how transgender people are regarded and treated in our society, especially Black trans women.
But then there are people like Chief District Judge Mark E. Walker of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division. Listen.
“It wasn't until Ms. Keohane found a lawyer willing to take her case that things changed for the better. Defendant was staring down the barrel of a federal lawsuit when it suddenly changed course by securing hormone therapy and amending its policy formerly prohibiting new treatment for inmates with gender dysphoria—all within a matter of months after Ms. Keohane filed her complaint.” “This case has been a moving target from the beginning, morphing with Defendant's shifting explanations for the denial of hormone treatment and access to female clothing and grooming standards.” “....But while the standard for establishing deliberate indifference is high, it is not impossible to meet. And if Ms. Keohane's treatment in Defendant's custody isn't deliberate indifference, then surely there is no such beast. Ultimately, this case is about whether the law, and this Court by extension, recognizes Ms. Keohane's humanity as a transgender woman. The answer is simple. It does, and I do.” Bravo, Judge Walker. And bravo ACLU and its tireless lawyer who take aim at injustice even where it is entrenched and there seems no hope. There is hope.
See this link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14356805879259021063&hl=en&lr=lang_en&as_sdt=3%2C33&as_vis=1&oi=scholaralrt&hist=FkrvPKsAAAAJ%3A17837388646736399155%3AAAGBfm0w8JijtaXupRq0TPkHHb0hYf0Y3Q
