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Transphobic Blanket Policy
Bambi Nicole King
Hi y’all, this is Bambi again, just wanted to give an update on my situation of being here in this federal holding facility. There has been a lot of disturbing, like, I really I don’t… Full Transcript
Trans Discrimination
Bambi Nicole King
Hi, my name is Bambi. Most of you should already know me, I’m a transgender female. Currently, I’m still being held in the Grayson County Detention Center in Leitchfield, Kentucky. I have current federal pending… Full Transcript
Sexual Harassment from C.Os
Bambi Nicole King
Hi, this is Bambi again. I haven’t called y’all in a while to give y’all any updates on anything. In the last several months, I’ve been dealing with a lot of depression and a lot… Full Transcript
Further Discrimination Against Trans folks
Bambi Nicole King
Hi, this is Bambi again. I just wanted to call in and record some things. I haven’t really called you guys in a while. There’s been a lot of things that I’ve been going through,… Full Transcript
When Trans Women Die
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In recent weeks, we have seen naked violence unleashed against trans women, directed against them by the state in the form of police beating and by rightist forces in this emerging fascist movement in America.… Full Transcript
Acceptance
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMS Vacaville, “Acceptance.” Currently where I am and who I am, I’m not accepted for anything. Being a trans woman in a man’s prison, I’m not entitled to acceptance. The reality of acceptance… Full Transcript
Positive Actions Create Everything
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMS Vacaville, “Positive Actions Create Everything.” I’m reminded daily of who I am because of the intolerance others have. Their fears of what they don’t know about cloud their ability to be accepting… Full Transcript
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The Lives That Matter
I Can’t Imagine
You Can’t Bully Me
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn. “You Can’t Bully Me.” Why do you bully me? Is it because I’m smart, funny, Or because I have red hair?Is it because I love everyone And you are filled with hate? Why… Full Transcript
Equality
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, “Equality.” How did we get to the point in life that we have a hashtag for Trans Lives Matter and Black Lives Matter, and how do we as a society find a way… Full Transcript
Pack up. These are two fearsome words to hear when you’re incarcerated, unless you’re going home getting your freedom. Lost, stolen, and never returned. That’s what many incarcerated people complain of concerning their personal property.… Full Transcript