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Fans of the show “Orange Is The New Black,” have watched the struggles character Sophia Burset endures in prison, whether it’s being denied hormones or being abused by other inmates.
While she has her challenges, life is much easier for her character than it is for other trans inmates. Like so many trans women, 36-year-old Ashley Alton Diamond is living in a men’s prison. Diamond, who was imprisoned in 2012 for a series of burglary and theft convictions, has alleged that her status as a trans woman has made her the victim of repeated rapes from male prisoners.
As a result Diamond alleged that she has attempted suicide and even tried to castrate herself with a razor.
Later, Diamond told a federal court, “I would rather die” than be raped again. She added that the assaults made her “feel a little less than human-like.”
In addition to the physical assaults on her body, Diamond is being abused psychologically and emotionally in that she is being denied hormone treatments by the state prison, ensuring that her body will transition back to that of a man.
http://madamenoire.com/548625/georgia-trans-woman-sues-prison-system-again-after-repeated-rapes/
Posted By: Jeni Fa
Tuesday, July 21st 2015 at 7:07PM
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