The Justice Department on Monday inserted itself in a lawsuit concerning transgender medical interventions for prisoners.
The department filed a statement of interest in a federal case involving a trans-identifying man in prison in Georgia who wants to receive gender surgery.
The anonymous trans-identifying man, called Jane Doe in court filings, is claiming the Georgia Department of Corrections has violated his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as his constitutional rights by not allowing him to get gender surgery.
“People with gender dysphoria should be able to seek the full protections of the American[s] with Disabilities Act, just like other people with disabilities,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
“We are committed to ensuring constitutional conditions inside our jails and prisons…
