Trans Man Forced to Undergo Prison Genital Exams Wins $275,000 Settlement
He hopes the settlement will lead to reforms in New York prisons, where three-quarters of trans people say corrections officers have inappropriately touched or sexually assaulted them.
Chris Gelardi · June 17, 2024
At Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a maximum security women’s prison in the Hudson Valley, a trans man was forced to endure genital exams. | Purchase College
Over a quarter of trans people in state prisons reported being forced by an officer to perform oral sex.