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Transgender Inmates Sue States Over Denied Hormone Therapy

12/16/2025

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Five transgender inmates in Utah sue the state over denial of hormone therapy.
They cite HB252, recently passed, which restricts hormone treatments and mandates housing based on biological sex.
The plaintiffs argue the policy violates medical standards and their rights.
In New Hampshire, Avishay Alon, a transgender woman, sues the Department of Corrections for being housed in a men's prison and denied gender-transition care, seeking reassignment to a women's prison.

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Five transgender inmates in Utah sue the state over denial of hormone therapy.
They cite HB252, recently passed, which restricts hormone treatments and mandates housing based on biological sex.
The plaintiffs argue the policy violates medical standards and their rights.
In New Hampshire, Avishay Alon, a transgender woman, sues the Department of Corrections for being housed in a men's prison and denied gender-transition care, seeking reassignment to a women's prison.