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DESCRIPTION:Black and Pink San Diego's Pen Pal Correspondence and Film Study of "Cruel 
 and Unusual: Transgender Women in Prison "\n\nJoin Black and Pink San Diego 
 and People's Power Assembly as we examine The U.S. prison industrial 
 complex's brutal and oppressive system of injustice. As community members & 
 allies, we must respond to the systemic violence against LGBTQ people and 
 respond through advocacy, education, direct service, and organizing. 
 \n\nAbout the Film "Cruel and Unusual: Transgender Women in 
 Prison"\n\n"Imagine being a woman in a men's prison. For many individuals, 
 this is a grim reality because the U.S. prison system decides where to 
 place inmates based on their genitalia, not their gender identity. This 
 award-winning documentary makes an unflinching examination of transgender 
 women in men's prisons. Ashley, Linda, Anna, Yolanda and Ophelia describe 
 their experiences undergoing inhumane and humiliating treatment including 
 rape, violence, solitary confinement and denial of medial care. One 
 interviewee explains. "A lot of times I wake up, and I look around at my 
 surroundings, and I see all these men. I think, 'What am I doing here?'" 
 The women in Cruel and Unusual don't deny that they must serve their 
 sentences, but their stories raise very important questions about their 
 treatment."\n\n\nABOUT BLACK AND PINK SAN DIEGO; 
 \nhttps://www.facebook.com/BLACKANDPINKSANDIEGO\n\nCALL OUT FOR PRISONER 
 PEN PALS\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1429454530608789/\n\nBlack and 
 Pink San Diego is making a call to action for pen pals for 14 prisoners 
 currently incarcerated in Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) 
 also known as the "Gender Identity Disorder" Facility. \n\nBlack & Pink 
 “free world” pen-pals literally save lives by writing letters to 
 LGBTQIA prisoners twice a month. The pen pals provide Recently, Black & 
 Pink changed over to a slick prisoner pen-pal database. \n\nWHY WRITE TO 
 LGBTQIA PRISONERS\n\nONE: REDUCES HARM \nReceiving mail can reduce the harm 
 and violence experienced by LGBTQIA prisoners from others of from 
 themselves. Mail call often happens in public space. when someone hears 
 their name called during mail called during mail call it is a reminder that 
 people on the outside care about that person. It also serves as a message 
 to guards and other prisoners that this person has support and is not 
 forgotten. \n\nTWO: THE SUPPORT SYSTEM\nMany LGBTQIA prisoners do not have 
 support systems, having been cut off by family and friends. Many are forced 
 to live in isolated housing, such as solitary confinement, with no human 
 contact for 23 hours per day. Many experience harassment and abuse in a 
 variety of forms. Letters from the free world can boost spirits and provide 
 crucial connections to the larger queer/trans community.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/12/24/18748346.php
SUMMARY:Black and Pink San Diego's Pen Pal Correspondence and Film Study of "Cruel and Unusual"
LOCATION:Black and Pink San Diego's Pen Pal Correspondence and Film Study of "Cruel 
 and Unusual: Transgender Women in Prison "
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/12/24/18748346.php
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