Equality Federation

100+ LGBT Orgs Ask Obama: Do Not Transfer Transgender Detainees

August 25, 2015

Equality Federation has joined over 100 LGBT and Civil Rights organizations warning President Obama that Adelanto Detention Facility is not safe for transgender detainees.

"We, the undersigned lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights, civil rights, and immigrant rights organizations, are extremely concerned about recent news that transgender women may soon be transferred to Adelanto Detention Facility in Southern California. Adelanto is run by the private GEO Group, which has a record of abusing detained people including transgender women."

Read the full letter here.

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