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Transgender woman tried to remove testicles after being denied hormone replacement therapy
Transgender woman tried to remove testicles after being denied hormone replacement therapy
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A transgender woman injected bleach into her testicles and attempted to surgically remove her scrotum after allegedly being denied hormone replacement therapy while in an all-male prison, an MP told the House of Commons.
A transgender woman injected bleach into her testicles and attempted to surgically remove her scrotum after allegedly being denied hormone replacement therapy while in an all-male prison, an MP told the House of Commons.
Cat Smith, the shadow minister for women, told Parliament the prisoner had been the victim of rape and sexual assault while incarcerated.
Cat Smith, the shadow minister for women, told Parliament the prisoner had been the victim of rape and sexual assault while incarcerated.
During a debate on the treatment of transgender prisoners, she described the inmate as a "vulnerable prisoner, with recorded serious attempts of self-harm, and attempts at suicide.
During a debate on the treatment of transgender prisoners, she described the inmate as a "vulnerable prisoner, with recorded serious attempts of self-harm, and attempts at suicide.
The Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood described how the transgender woman had decided to fully transition in 2012, a decision which was not taken fully into account by prison staff and governors.
The Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood described how the transgender woman had decided to fully transition in 2012, a decision which was not taken fully into account by prison staff and governors.
"Why do people think it's OK to ask deeply personal questions when you're transgender?"
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"Look, I can be married to the most beautiful woman in the world, and I am. I can have the most beautiful little daughter in the world, and I have that. But I'm nothing if I can't be me. If I can't be true to myself, they don't mean anything," the rapper said about Jenner.
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"Homosexuals are not interested in making other people homosexuals. Homophobes are interested in making other people homophobic."
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"Gay rights are human rights."
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“The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”
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'"We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love."
"I am proud that we have made same-sex marriage happen. I am delighted that the love two people have for each other — and the commitment they want to make — can now be recognised as equal."
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"We don't have a choice. People think we wake up one morning, put a dress on and be a woman. I knew about it when I was very young but I was brought up in a male world and had responsibilities, I was frightened and I wanted to beat it. I didn't want to lose my friends. In the end I was so depressed and so desperate, I tried to commit suicide about three times."
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"To me beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are."
"Just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them."
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"To me, being gay was just another way that you can be."
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"The thing is, I'm not ashamed - that's the one thing I want to say. I don't think it's wrong, I;m not devastated going through this. I'm more liberated and happy."
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"Whether you're gay or straight, you should be able to signify your commitment, your love, with the term marriage."
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"Gender is not sane. It's not sane to call a rainbow black and white."
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"Maybe we should make straight marriage illegal. It doesn't seem to have a very high success rate."
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"I felt so alone and trapped in who I was... for people to be so supportive about it has been amazing."
"I'm not gay, although I wish I were just to piss off the homophobes."
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"You choose to love whoever you love. It's no different than discriminating against blacks."
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"I am a strong, black, lesbian woman. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better."
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"You don't have to be gay to be a supporter, you just have to be human."
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"I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lying by omission... I suffered for years because I was scared to be out... I'm gay."
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"I want to own my truth... No one else should tell my story but me."
"I think the best day will be when we no longer talk about being gay or straight... It's not a gay wedding, it's just a wedding. It's not a gay marriage, it's just a marriage."
"When I acknowledged my sexuality, I felt whole for the first time."
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"Acceptance has to come from within and this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed."
"I believe that marriage isn't between a man and a woman; but between love and love."
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"So I am deeply saddened and shocked over the current legislation that is now in place against the LGBT community here in Russia. In my opinion, it is inhumane and it is isolating."
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Ms Smith claimed the prisoner was being denied access to hormone replacement therapy, despite having won a court case on the matter.
Ms Smith claimed the prisoner was being denied access to hormone replacement therapy, despite having won a court case on the matter.
She went on to read a letter from the woman: "I’m totally destroyed, not the woman I was. I feel I will kill myself soon. I cannot do this now.
She went on to read a letter from the woman: "I’m totally destroyed, not the woman I was. I feel I will kill myself soon. I cannot do this now.
"Please will you help me? I cannot take no more – I’m a woman in a male prison. This is not right."
"Please will you help me? I cannot take no more – I’m a woman in a male prison. This is not right."
A month ago, Vicky Thompson, who idenfied as a woman, was found dead in an all-male prison in Leeds.
A month ago, Vicky Thompson, who idenfied as a woman, was found dead in an all-male prison in Leeds.
