Eric King
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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.
That's where we wanted things to be pushed, that people would be recognized for who they are, they would get treated for who they were, and they would be sent to a prison that was congruent with who they were. And that's what's all being taken away.
That's where we wanted things to be pushed, that people would be recognized for who they are, they would get treated for who they were, and they would be sent to a prison that was congruent with who they were. And that's what's all being taken away.
That's where we wanted things to be pushed, that people would be recognized for who they are, they would get treated for who they were, and they would be sent to a prison that was congruent with who they were. And that's what's all being taken away.
And I only speak for federal prisons. I know in some states it's different. Like in some states, people are able to use like their femininity as like a power play, as a tool to keep themselves safe. And so if that's an option, then great. But what I witnessed in the federal prison was the exact opposite of that. People are getting destroyed.
And I only speak for federal prisons. I know in some states it's different. Like in some states, people are able to use like their femininity as like a power play, as a tool to keep themselves safe. And so if that's an option, then great. But what I witnessed in the federal prison was the exact opposite of that. People are getting destroyed.
And I only speak for federal prisons. I know in some states it's different. Like in some states, people are able to use like their femininity as like a power play, as a tool to keep themselves safe. And so if that's an option, then great. But what I witnessed in the federal prison was the exact opposite of that. People are getting destroyed.
And if you go into a men's prison presenting as female in any way or soft in any way or as any type of woman or any type of non-cis straight male, you are an automatic target. And it's not like hyperbole to say that if you walked onto a penitentiary yard and you had makeup, if you had your hair long, if you had breasts, if you had anything presenting as female, you will get butchered
And if you go into a men's prison presenting as female in any way or soft in any way or as any type of woman or any type of non-cis straight male, you are an automatic target. And it's not like hyperbole to say that if you walked onto a penitentiary yard and you had makeup, if you had your hair long, if you had breasts, if you had anything presenting as female, you will get butchered
And if you go into a men's prison presenting as female in any way or soft in any way or as any type of woman or any type of non-cis straight male, you are an automatic target. And it's not like hyperbole to say that if you walked onto a penitentiary yard and you had makeup, if you had your hair long, if you had breasts, if you had anything presenting as female, you will get butchered
Within an hour, you won't survive that. Or you'll get bought by some group and you will be a slave, like you will be property. And at the lower custody levels, it's a lot safer. If you're at a low security, like FCI Inglewood, you're not in danger there. You're a danger of humiliation and being degraded by staff, but you're not going to get stabbed there.
Within an hour, you won't survive that. Or you'll get bought by some group and you will be a slave, like you will be property. And at the lower custody levels, it's a lot safer. If you're at a low security, like FCI Inglewood, you're not in danger there. You're a danger of humiliation and being degraded by staff, but you're not going to get stabbed there.
Within an hour, you won't survive that. Or you'll get bought by some group and you will be a slave, like you will be property. And at the lower custody levels, it's a lot safer. If you're at a low security, like FCI Inglewood, you're not in danger there. You're a danger of humiliation and being degraded by staff, but you're not going to get stabbed there.
But God forbid you go to Victorville medium, Florence medium, or any penitentiary, like that's a death sentence for real.
But God forbid you go to Victorville medium, Florence medium, or any penitentiary, like that's a death sentence for real.
But God forbid you go to Victorville medium, Florence medium, or any penitentiary, like that's a death sentence for real.
Yeah. So like everyone needs to have like consequence awareness and they need to work on the lines that like make them feel most comfortable, of course. But for me, I was not comfortable at all watching trans or gay prisoners get brutalized. And so there were times where we'd have to raise money to buy a prisoner out of sex slavery. Yeah.
Yeah. So like everyone needs to have like consequence awareness and they need to work on the lines that like make them feel most comfortable, of course. But for me, I was not comfortable at all watching trans or gay prisoners get brutalized. And so there were times where we'd have to raise money to buy a prisoner out of sex slavery. Yeah.
Yeah. So like everyone needs to have like consequence awareness and they need to work on the lines that like make them feel most comfortable, of course. But for me, I was not comfortable at all watching trans or gay prisoners get brutalized. And so there were times where we'd have to raise money to buy a prisoner out of sex slavery. Yeah.
We just have to buy them and then basically free them or pay off whatever debt they owed so that they no longer have to be in that situation. And there was other times that you, you have to knife up or you have to show up physically. And I'm not a big guy, of course, but like, I don't tolerate like anti-trans people.