Trump’s Executive Order Sparks Fear Among Transgender Inmates as Prison Transfers Loom

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A sweeping executive order issued by former President Donald Trump has left hundreds of transgender federal prisoners facing uncertainty and fear. The directive, signed on Trump's first day back in office, mandates that federal prisons classify inmates strictly by biological sex, disregarding gender identity. For transgender inmates, this policy shift means relocation to facilities that match their birth sex, causing widespread panic and concern.  

 

Attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen, who represents Donna Langan—a transgender woman serving a life sentence in federal prison—voiced grave concerns about the order's implications. "It's going to be incredibly dangerous," she said. Langan, a former member of the neo-Nazi Aryan Republican Army, underwent gender-affirming surgery while incarcerated. Meltzer-Cohen warned of potential violence, saying, "I fear there could be a bloodbath if trans inmates are forced into male prisons."  

 

The executive order declares that only two sexes—male and female—will be recognized in government policy. Spaces designated for women, including bathrooms and prison facilities, will now be determined solely by biological sex. The directive also cuts federal funding for transition-related medical services and bars the use of terms like "gender" in favor of "sex."  

 

An email obtained by DailyMail.com from a federal public defender in Massachusetts highlighted the immediate impact of the policy. The email, written by public defender Sandra Gant, described the panic of a transgender inmate in Minnesota. "Her family reached out in a panic," Gant wrote. "As of this morning, she and others at FCI Waseca have been segregated and told they are being processed for transfer to a men's prison. She is terrified."  

 

Gant called on colleagues to prepare legal challenges to the policy, asking if organizations like the ACLU might be pursuing litigation. "Has anyone prepared to litigate this, or have any insights or advice on challenging this?" she inquired.  

 

The Bureau of Prisons estimates that there are approximately 1,500 transgender women and 750 transgender men in federal custody. With transfers imminent, legal advocates are scrambling to find ways to protect these individuals, who face heightened risks of assault and discrimination in facilities aligned with their birth sex.  

 

The order has drawn starkly polarized reactions. Conservative groups have lauded the policy as a return to "common sense," while transgender advocates view it as an assault on their rights. Meanwhile, Rhonda Fleming, a cisgender female inmate at Carswell Federal Medical Center in Texas, expressed relief over the new policy. Fleming, who had previously filed a lawsuit to remove transgender women from her facility, argued that biological women like herself face stress and fear in shared spaces with trans inmates.  

 

Her lawsuit, however, was dismissed just days before Trump signed the executive order. "What the judge did Wednesday was a farce," Fleming said in an interview. "It was a mockery of justice." She also claimed that some male inmates falsely identify as transgender to gain access to women’s facilities.  

 

Trump’s executive order represents a sharp departure from the policies of the Biden and Obama administrations, which had advanced protections for transgender individuals. The rollback has amplified fears within the transgender community, with many questioning the broader societal implications of these changes. For transgender inmates now facing transfers, the immediate focus remains survival in a system that many believe is ill-equipped to ensure their safety.  

 

Based on a report by Daily Mail 2025-01-25

 

 

[Cryingdick]

Request protective custody in the men's prison. 

[JonnyF]

How many trans men demand to be in men's prisons? 

 

They'd find out pretty quickly if they were a "real man".

 

This isn't about identity it's about pervs preferring to be surrounded by women. 

 

Get them out of women's jails immediately. 

[thaibeachlovers]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

The directive also cuts federal funding for transition-related medical services a

Federal funds should NEVER have been used for something that is done by choice. It's that sort of bs that won the presidency for Trump. Taxpayers have had a gutsful of their money being used for woke nonsense.

[thaibeachlovers]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

Meanwhile, Rhonda Fleming, a cisgender female inmate at Carswell Federal Medical Center in Texas, expressed relief over the new policy. Fleming, who had previously filed a lawsuit to remove transgender women from her facility, argued that biological women like herself face stress and fear in shared spaces with trans inmates.  

Seems that woke policies trumped real issues under Biden. Now they have been trumped by Trump.

[thaibeachlovers]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

For transgender inmates now facing transfers, the immediate focus remains survival in a system that many believe is ill-equipped to ensure their safety.  

Shouldn't have done the crime then.

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Of the 10,047 total inmates in women’s federal facilities, 1,538 are biological males, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

 

That's 15%.  Wow.  Data from From the Bureau of Prisons...

 

 

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BOP Statistics: Inmate Gender