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The Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project (TGI Justice Project or TGIJP) is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization working to end human rights abuses against transgender, intersex, and gender-variant people, particularly trans
California prisons grapple with hundreds of transgender inmates requesting new housing
('' Los Angeles Times'', April 5, 2021)
Trans women are still incarcerated with men and it’s putting their lives at risk
( CNN, June 23, 2021)
California has moved few transgender women out of men’s prisons, despite new law
('' San Francisco Chronicle'', December 20, 2021)
LGBTQ+ rights groups defend California policy protecting transgender inmates
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The Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project (TGI Justice Project or TGIJP) is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization working to end human rights abuses against transgender, intersex, and gender-variant people, particularly trans women of color
The term "person of color" (plural, : people of color or persons of color; abbreviated POC) is primarily used to describe any person who is not considered "White people, white". In its current meaning, the term originated in, and is primarily a ...
in California prisons and detention centers. Originally led by Black trans activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (born 1940s), often referred to as Miss Major, is a trans woman author, activist, and community organizer for transgender rights. She has participated in activism and community organizing for a range of causes, and serv ...
and Asian American trans man and activist Alexander L. Lee (also the organization's founder), the current executive director of TGIJP is Janetta Johnson
Janetta Louise Johnson (born 1964/1965) is an American transgender rights activist, human rights activist, prison abolitionist, and transgender woman. She is the Executive Director of the TGI Justice Project. She co-founded the non-profit TAJA's C ...
, a Black trans woman who was formerly incarcerated in a men's prison.
In 2016, TGIJP joined Black Lives Matter in withdrawing from the San Francisco Pride Parade, in protest of increased police presence at the event.
See also
*LGBT people in prison
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people face difficulties in prison such as increased vulnerability to sexual assault, other kinds of violence, and trouble accessing necessary medical care. While much of the available dat ...
* Transgender Law Center
References
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*California prisons grapple with hundreds of transgender inmates requesting new housing
('' Los Angeles Times'', April 5, 2021)
Trans women are still incarcerated with men and it’s putting their lives at risk
( CNN, June 23, 2021)
California has moved few transgender women out of men’s prisons, despite new law
('' San Francisco Chronicle'', December 20, 2021)
LGBTQ+ rights groups defend California policy protecting transgender inmates
(''
The Hill
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'', May 10, 2022)
LGBT culture in San Francisco
Non-profit organizations based in San Francisco
Transgender organizations in the United States
Human rights organizations based in the United States
2004 establishments in California
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