The Justice Department Signaled New Support For LGBTQ Rights Under Biden
Posted on AllSides April 23rd, 2021
From The Left
The Justice Department took a new position this week in support of the rights of transgender people in prison and sent a signal that the Biden administration is moving away from Trump administration policies that rolled back legal protections for LGBTQ individuals.
Late on Thursday, the DOJ filed what’s known as a “statement of interest” by the US government in a lawsuit from Ashley Diamond against the Georgia Department of Corrections. Diamond, a transgender woman, says that she has been sexually assaulted more than 14 times in men’s prisons since...