A reputed TS provider was arrested for a non-hobby related issue. She is being held in a male prison as the law identifies her as a male. Her friends are trying to raise funds to help her. It is a known fact that guys get raped by guys in prison. Think of a TS in there and what they will do to her.

I don't want to post her name here...so if you need details please PM me and I will respond if you are a reputed ter member.

That sucks,

Is it here in Los Angeles?

no way of being sure...but her site is down which is one hint that all is not well.

Prison or jail is not a good thing. However for what it is worth, the gov't (Sheriff/Correction/Police) are obligated to the safety of inmates. TS may be considered male but they have to be separated from the general pop. I hope she is well.

If you are her friend get an attorney and demand from corrections that she be separated from the general pop., her safety is at stake and they are responsible for her safety even under custody.

Guess you never spent much time in jail.  You lose all rights in jail until you go to court and then you hope you have a judge that will listen to you.

I know too many people who have been arrested in a country other than their own, and I've never heard a story that ends well. It's bad enough that the USA has such a draconian attitude towards law and order to begin with, but their attitude towards TS individuals makes the problem so much worse.

Also, I'm pretty heavily involved in the decriminalization movement up here, so I'm also kind of worried about targeted for that reason. One of my sex worker colleagues (not a trans woman, but a sex work activist) was detained at the border for three days because the USCBP was looking for her, and confronted her with screen shots from her website when she tried to enter the country. She hasn't been allowed back in the USA since.

I don't know the provider being discussed, but I do hope she's released ASAP, I can't imagine the horrors she's experiencing in a male jail. I hope they've put her in protective custody, but if they don't have room, they'll probably just throw her in with the general population... it gives me shivers just thinking about it.

Actually, she was picked up at the airport because of an outstanding warrant.  Something related to a drug charge from 2006.