How You Can Support LGBT Prisoners: Safe Spaces And Good Books
Jenji Kohan celebrated her 48th birthday this week, just a few weeks after Orange is the New Black entered its fifth season.
LGBT people are overrepresented in the penal system, and face unique struggles. Below are two ways you can show your support for LBGT individuals who are incarcerated.
Got $5?
Queer people—especially trans women—are at high risk for sexual abuse in prison. Just Detention International helps support prisoner-rape survivors, while also fighting for commonsense policies that protect LGBT people behind bars, including housing them in areas where they will be safest.
Got Five Minutes?
Go through your overcrowded library and send some of your favorite reads to LGBT prisoners looking for a good book. LGBT Books to Prisoners accepts nearly every genre, and is particular interested inreference books, African-American history, books in Spanish and titles on spirituality and mythology. Email the organization for more details.
