Trans people in US federal prisons face brutal crackdown under Trump order

Advocates report harassment and loss of gender-affirming care as trans women face transfers to men's prisons

Transgender women incarcerated in federal prisons have been placed in isolation, told they will be transferred to men's prisons and advised they will lose access to gender-affirming medical treatments in response to Donald Trump's executive order defending women from gender ideology extremism", according to civil rights advocates and people behind bars.

LGBTQ+-rights lawyers say the moves will have major consequences for the health and safety of trans people in federal custody, and blatantly violate federal laws and a range of constitutional protections.