Victory in a fight it's a shame had to be fought. From aclu.org:
"At trial, Wisconsin made the disturbing argument that this law was really for the good of the transgender prisoners, since denying them hormone therapy prevented or reduced the feminizing affects of that medication thereby reducing the risk of their assault by the male prisoners with whom they were housed."
To which the court responded in part, "Refusing to provide effective treatment for a serious medical condition serves no valid penological purpose and amounts to torture."
Complete story here.
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