DOJ Sues Utah for Alleged Discrimination Against Transgender Inmate

Published on April 3, 2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Utah for allegedly discriminating against a transgender inmate who suffers from “gender dysphoria.” The lawsuit lists the State of Utah, the Utah Dept. of Corrections (UDOC), and the Utah Dept. of Health and Human Services as defendants for failing to provide the complainant with treatment for gender dysphoria. Even though UDOC provided hormone therapy to the inmate, the DOJ states it was based on a “biased and unnecessarily prolonged approval process.” UDOC provided the inmate with hormone therapy 17 months after it was requested. Aside from hormone therapy, the inmate, a biological male, wanted UDOC to modify its policies and practices to accommodate his new female gender identity....

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