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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Trump administration officially rescinds rules protecting transgender inmates despite ongoing lawsuits

The Trump administration has officially rescinded guidelines meant to protect transgender inmates in federal prison, part of the White House’s larger attempts to eliminate government recognition of trans people.

The Bureau of Prisons will rescind the Transgender Offender Manual “effective immediately,” according to a memo from the bureau’s acting director, William Lothrop, obtained by The Intercept.

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