Trans People in Georgia Prisons Sue Over Law Barring Gender-Affirming Care

A group of incarcerated transgender women and men have sued Georgia corrections officials, challenging a new law that prevents them from receiving gender-affirming medical care. The lawsuit, filed Friday morning, accuses the state of violating the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Five transgender plaintiffs — two men and three women — brought the class action…

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