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themarshallproject.org > 03/27/2026 > trans-missouri-prisons-pride-history

How This ‘Out and Proud Trans Woman’ Navigates Missouri Men’s Prisons

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1128+ words) Although there are still instances of transphobia, I no longer let it break me down," writes Lexie Handlang. I feel sorry for those people." Leave all your hopes and dreams behind because you belong to me." That's what a guard…...

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themarshallproject.org > 07/17/2025 > farmer-brennan-transgender-prisoner-supreme-court

In Prison, She Changed Constitutional Law. Meet the Trans Woman Behind the Case.

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1085+ words) From her prison cell, Dee Farmer drafted the lawsuit that became one of the most cited cases of all time, Farmer v. Brennan. Every jailhouse lawyer knows Dee Farmer's name, even if they don't know who she is. What most of…...

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themarshallproject.org > 06/03/2025 > judge-trans-prison-care-ban

Judge Stops Federal Prisons From Enforcing Trump’s Trans Care Ban, For Now

10+ mon, 1+ day ago  (258+ words) The district judge ordered the prison system to continue providing hormone therapy to transgender people as needed, while a lawsuit proceeds. Federal officials cannot withhold gender-affirming care " for now " from people incarcerated in the Bureau of Prisons, a federal judge…...