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Prisons Accused of Forcing Trans Detainees to Detransition
Reported by Alecia Venkataraman, Michael Jorge, Aric Zaky
- Published: Nov 17, 2025, 11:30 PM EST
- Updated: Dec 8, 2025, 2:53 PM EST
- Duration: 30 sec
- Views: 1.6K
Lawsuits say U.S. prisons are cutting off trans inmates’ hormone therapy without warning — doctors call it dangerous, advocates call it abuse.
Credits
- Alecia VenkataramanCreative Director / Producer & Writer
- Michael JorgeVideo Editor & Post Production Manager
- Aric ZakyWriter / Reporter
- Henry ChandlerStudio Character / Actor
- Rachel CapuanoPublisher / Studio Character
Transcript
They cut my hormones cold.
Every day, my body fights me.
My voice drops, my chest tightens.
I'm becoming a stranger.
This isn't medicine, it's erasure.
A doctor warned stopping hormones like this increases risk of harm, but nobody cares.
I cry until I'm raw.
I'm trapped in their rules, their hate.
They say fight, but how do you fight when they're killing who you are?
They're suing.
Trans prisoners forced to detransition.
It's abuse.
Took them long enough.
I'm tired.
They take my meds, then wonder why I break.
Time's up.
They don't see the war inside here.