Via Questioning Transphobia comes this story about Antonia Lara, a trans woman speaking out against the mistreatment that she and a cell mate, Majid Kolestani, received in jail: Lara, who lives in Jerome, said jail officials also made disparaging remarks toward her while booking her. “They were making comments the whole time, bringing people by [...]
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