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California SB 132 would house transgender inmates by gender identity

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Activists took a stand for transgender visibility at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 29, 2018 during game five of the World Series. Near the top of the sixth inning, members of TransLatin@ Coalition dropped a 20-by-15-foot Transgender Pride flag banner reading “Trans People Deserve To Live” from a left field balcony.

Photo: Twitter Transgender inmates are at heightened risk of violence, including rape and sexual abuse. The standard practice is to house people according to their sex assigned at birth, but this response can exacerbate the risks for many transgender inmates.

This risk of violence often leads to transgender inmates being placed in isolation “for their own protection.” Senate Bill 132 Senate Bill 132 would help address the problem.

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