Is there a thread about the Californian civil rights case filed by WoLF? I just read an excellent Matt Taibbi piece about it: 'The World's Most Taboo Legal Case.'
Janine Chandler et al vs. California Department of Corrections targeted a new California state law, the “The Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act,” a.k.a. S.B. 132. The statute allows any prisoner who self-identifies as a woman — including prisoners with penises who may have stopped taking hormones — into women’s prisons. The complaint:
Plaintiff Krystal Gonzalez (“Krystal”) is a female offender currently incarcerated in Central California Women’s Facility. Krystal was sexually assaulted by a man transferred to her unit under S.B. 132. Krystal filed a grievance and requested single-sex housing away from men; the prison’s response to Krystal’s grievance referred to her assault by a “transgender woman with a penis.” Krystal does not believe that women have penises…'
WoLF are crowdfunding the case on GiveSendGo, a Christian crowdfunding site, as they cannot get a platform on other sites.
The ACLU are joining with other LGBT+ groups to 'fight' Chandler.
Jon Stryker donated $15 million to the ACLU last year.