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15 Law & Sexuality: Rev. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Legal Issues 91 (2006)

handle is hein.journals/lsex15 and id is 97 raw text is: The Treatment of Transgender Prisoners, Not Just an American Problem-A Comparative Analysis of American, Australian, and Canadian Prison Policies Concerning the Treatment of Transgender Prisoners and a Universal Recommendation To Improve Treatment Rebecca Mann* 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 92 A. Overview of Transgendeism .............................................. 94 B. Harry Benjamin Standards of Care ..................................... 96 II. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ........................................................... 100 A. Overview of Transgender Rights in the United States .......... 100 1. Transgender Rights Under Title VII of the Civil Rights A ct of 1964 .......................................................... 100 2. Recognition of Changes or Alterations to Legal Identification .................................................................. 101 3. Insurance Coverage for Hormone Therapy and Sex Reassignment Surgery ............................................ 102 B. Transgender Life in the US. Pison System .......................... 104 1. Genitalia-Based Placement versus Identity-Based P lacem ent ........................................................................ 105 2. Solutions to Placement Problems .................................. 107 3. Transgender Prisoners' Specific Medical Needs .......... 110 III. AUSTRALIAN AND CANADIAN PRISON POLICIES REGARDING TRANSGENDER INMATES .................................................................. 115 A . A ustralia .................................................................................. 115 1. Recognition of Changes or Alterations of Legal Identification .................................................................. 115 2. Overview of Australian Prison Policy ........................... 116 * J.D. candidate 2006, Tulane University School of Law; B.S. 2002, Baker University. I wish to thank Professor Robert Westley for his suggestions and guidance in writing this Article and my friends and colleagues of the Tulane Journal ofLaw & Sexuality for their perseverance, dedication, and hard work during this unprecedented and challenging year. This Article is dedicated to my parents, Patti and Mike Mann, whose love and support is unfaltering, and to my bother, Chris, who is a constant source of inspiration and laughter. 91

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