Prison guards mocked transgender inmates in two private Facebook groups
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CHICAGO — At least 25 Illinois Department of Corrections employees have taken part in online conversations that mocked, demeaned, or disclosed personal and medical information about transgender inmates — including calling transgender women “it” and “he” — in two private Facebook groups, an Injustice Watch review has found.
‘Latinx: Queer Brown Voices’ discussion on Oct. 20
NORMAL — Illinois State University will host Salvador Vidal-Ortiz of American University when he addresses how the term Latinx has become both a source of solidarity and contention.
Police ID a fourth trans woman killed in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a transgender woman.
Rainbow Railroad launches ‘Help Others Out’ campaign
TORONTO — Rainbow Railroad, an organization devoted to LGBTQ people in danger find legal pathways to safety, launched the #HelpOthersOut campaign last week.