<p><strong>Sadhbh Walshe:</strong> The myth is that prison is a gay man's paradise. The realy is a choice of eher rape and abe or enslavement as a 'prison ho'</p>
Contents:
- THE GRIM TTH OF BEG GAY PRISON
- GAY PRISONER ‘RAPED AND BEATEN’ AFTER BEG FORCED TO SHARE CELL WH HOMOPHOBE
- A FERAL MATE THREATENED ANOTHER FOR BEG GAY. THEN GUARDS MOVED THEM TO THE SAME CELL.
- INSI A PRISON CELL FOR GAY FORMER GANG MEMBERS EL SALVADOR
- I THOUGHT BEG GAY WAS A S UNTIL I SAW MY FRIEND SUFFER PRISON
- UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
THE GRIM TTH OF BEG GAY PRISON
* gay prison forced *
In 1984, when Calv Burde was awag sentencg for allegedly stabbg his gay lover to ath, the prosecutg attorney enuraged the jury his closg remarks to award Burde the ath penalty, rather than life prison, on the grounds that sendg a gay man to prison was ak to sendg a kid to a ndy store.
GAY PRISONER ‘RAPED AND BEATEN’ AFTER BEG FORCED TO SHARE CELL WH HOMOPHOBE
He was forced to share wh a man who had threatened him for beg gay. * gay prison forced *
His ath sentence was later overturned (mostly bee Burde's public fenr had slept through much of his trial), but the homophobic thkg – that prison is some kd of paradise for gay men – lgers realy of life prison for homosexuals and transgenr dividuals do not appear to reflect this myth. He scribed a lany of btal rap, asslts, beatgs and, eventually, the total abandonment of his male inty as his only means of survival the hyper-mascule and often homophobic prison environment. His acunt suggts that far om beg a paradise, prison for gay men n be a livg days of his first enterg prison, the 23-year-old Rodney claimed he was the victim of three separate sexual asslts, volvg five different mat.
The prison he was first sent to did actually have a separate tier for gay mat, but acrdg to Rodney, bee he did not "appear overly effemate" durg his classifitn, he was placed wh the general populatn; and bee was supposedly rare to have a gay person slip through the cracks of the system, his fellow mat took full advantage. "Agast popular opn, jail is not heaven for a homosexual.
Gay men who do not attempt to hi their sexualy are forced to passive and submissive rol.
A FERAL MATE THREATENED ANOTHER FOR BEG GAY. THEN GUARDS MOVED THEM TO THE SAME CELL.
Invtigators found that 28 guards and prison officers mted offens the mishap that allowed a gay mate to be hoed the same cell as an aber. * gay prison forced *
It's difficult to asss how typil Rodney's prison experience is, but numero studi nducted by the Bure of Jtice Statistics, based on anonymo mate surveys, have shown that gay and transgenr mat are among the most targeted groups for sexual victimizatn. Jt Detentn Internatnal (JDI), an anizatn whose aim is to eradite prison rape (pdf), is tryg to change has been workg wh the California Department of Correctns and Rehabilatn (CDCR) to tablish "sensive needs yards" (pdf), where gay, transgenr and other vulnerable mat n serve out their time safety.
INSI A PRISON CELL FOR GAY FORMER GANG MEMBERS EL SALVADOR
Straight men who have engaged suatnal homosexualy (such as prison or the ary), what's your story?
The US ernment has reached a $750, 000 settlement wh a gay prisoner, who was allegedly beaten and raped after beg forced to share wh a man who had threatened him. Gay prisoner had reported mate for homophobic threats.
I THOUGHT BEG GAY WAS A S UNTIL I SAW MY FRIEND SUFFER PRISON
Acrdg to The Washgton Post, Arapahoe, who is gay and Native Amerin, had reported receivg homophobic threats om his fellow mat bee of his sexualy.
Also notably, William Hurt beme the first performer to w Bt Actor for playg a gay man. After a r crash, Rsell realiz he's gay and pledg to live life to the fullt.
UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
While the film was not overtly gay -- censorship would have prevented that at the time -- the lbian unrton are hard to 's Prison MassacreThis 1983 horror film follows Emanuelle, a reporter sent to prison on tmped-up charg.