Eric King
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Some have it easier than others, I guess.
Some have it easier than others, I guess.
Some have it easier than others, I guess.
So I want to start with saying like, the reason I hit you up is because there's so much like horror happening this first week of like Trump's new presidency. And I didn't want this issue to get swept under the rug.
So I want to start with saying like, the reason I hit you up is because there's so much like horror happening this first week of like Trump's new presidency. And I didn't want this issue to get swept under the rug.
So I want to start with saying like, the reason I hit you up is because there's so much like horror happening this first week of like Trump's new presidency. And I didn't want this issue to get swept under the rug.
A lot of times the bigger, more mainstream issues will get the most attention. And I still remember our trans family inside. And so like, that's what scared me enough to go like, dude, I need to talk to you about this. Yeah. Yeah. So when I was inside, there was not very many trans people in their like correct prison. Like a trans woman should be in a women's prison.
A lot of times the bigger, more mainstream issues will get the most attention. And I still remember our trans family inside. And so like, that's what scared me enough to go like, dude, I need to talk to you about this. Yeah. Yeah. So when I was inside, there was not very many trans people in their like correct prison. Like a trans woman should be in a women's prison.
A lot of times the bigger, more mainstream issues will get the most attention. And I still remember our trans family inside. And so like, that's what scared me enough to go like, dude, I need to talk to you about this. Yeah. Yeah. So when I was inside, there was not very many trans people in their like correct prison. Like a trans woman should be in a women's prison.
A trans man should be in a man's prison. And that wasn't happening on the level that it should have. And there was a rare case like Marius Mason, who had enough support, enough publicity where they were able to, but most people were stuck at their gender at birth. And so over the last couple of years, people started getting a lot more access to safe prisons.
A trans man should be in a man's prison. And that wasn't happening on the level that it should have. And there was a rare case like Marius Mason, who had enough support, enough publicity where they were able to, but most people were stuck at their gender at birth. And so over the last couple of years, people started getting a lot more access to safe prisons.
A trans man should be in a man's prison. And that wasn't happening on the level that it should have. And there was a rare case like Marius Mason, who had enough support, enough publicity where they were able to, but most people were stuck at their gender at birth. And so over the last couple of years, people started getting a lot more access to safe prisons.
That's what I'll call them, prisons where they feel safest. Okay. So trans women were starting to go to women's prisons. And it wasn't very many. It's not like there's tens of thousands. Yeah. But handfuls. Because it's very hard in the federal system to get recognized as a transgender person.
That's what I'll call them, prisons where they feel safest. Okay. So trans women were starting to go to women's prisons. And it wasn't very many. It's not like there's tens of thousands. Yeah. But handfuls. Because it's very hard in the federal system to get recognized as a transgender person.
That's what I'll call them, prisons where they feel safest. Okay. So trans women were starting to go to women's prisons. And it wasn't very many. It's not like there's tens of thousands. Yeah. But handfuls. Because it's very hard in the federal system to get recognized as a transgender person.
You have to go through years of degrading and humiliating therapy with a prison psychologist. You have to get just horribly treated by doctors who ignore you, gaslight you, diminish you, try to push Christianity on you. And then if you make it through their brutality... then you were one of the lucky ones. You got to say like, I am this person. This is who I am.
You have to go through years of degrading and humiliating therapy with a prison psychologist. You have to get just horribly treated by doctors who ignore you, gaslight you, diminish you, try to push Christianity on you. And then if you make it through their brutality... then you were one of the lucky ones. You got to say like, I am this person. This is who I am.
You have to go through years of degrading and humiliating therapy with a prison psychologist. You have to get just horribly treated by doctors who ignore you, gaslight you, diminish you, try to push Christianity on you. And then if you make it through their brutality... then you were one of the lucky ones. You got to say like, I am this person. This is who I am.
And if you were even more lucky, you got to be transferred to a prison that would make you feel the safest. Yeah. And the most whole as a human. And that's the goal. Like, that's the safety goal, basically.
And if you were even more lucky, you got to be transferred to a prison that would make you feel the safest. Yeah. And the most whole as a human. And that's the goal. Like, that's the safety goal, basically.