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6th Circuit Denies Appeal by Transsexual Inmate

Murray v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons

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Excerpt from Lesbian/Gay Law Notes about the Murray v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons case from 1997 in which Michelle Murray, a trans woman, faced trans-discriminatory treatment while imprisoned.

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Identifier
q524jp117
Collection
Court and Legal Documents
Institution
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Creator(s)
Lesbian/Gay Law Notes
Date Issued
Mar. 1997
Dates Covered
Jan. 28, 1997
Nov. 29, 1994
Genre
Legal Cases
Subject(s)
Michelle Murray
Places
Kentucky > Boyd > Federal Correctional Institution Ashland
West Virginia > Monongalia > Federal Correctional Institution - Morgantown
Topic(s)
Anti-transgender discrimination
Femininities
Hormone therapy (Gender)
Imprisonment
MtFs
Prisons
Trans women
Transsexual people
Transsexualism
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
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