Cruel and Unusual: Reforming Carceral Systems to Protect and Affirm Transgender and Gender-Diverse Communities.
J Urban Health
; 100(6): 1190-1192, 2023 12.
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ABSTRACT
Transgender and gender-diverse communities are disproportionately incarcerated in the USA. Incarcerated gender minority populations are detained within carceral systems constructed around a cisgender (gender identity matches sex assigned at birth) binary (only male and female identities recognized) understanding of gender. This leads to marginalizing experiences while perpetuating the extreme vulnerability individuals experience in the community. In order to address this cruel and unusual experience, carceral systems should undergo "whole-setting" reforms to protect and affirm transgender and gender-diverse populations. This includes ensuring access to gender-affirming clinical care that aligns with community health standards recommended by medical professional associations. Implementing gender-affirming reforms reduces security issues and will likely improve health outcomes providing mutual benefit for both correctional staff and gender minority populations. Given the current divisive political and social environment for gender minority populations in the USA, evidence-based person-centered reforms in corrections are needed now more than ever.
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Assunto principal:
Pessoas Transgênero
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Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article