Full Description
After explaining 'What is transgender?' this first book on transgender in a prison setting looks at the entire HM Prison Service regime for such people. Ranging from hard information about rules and regulations, the transition process and how to access it to practical suggestions about clothing, wigs and hairpieces, make-up and coming out, the book also deals with such matters as change of name, gender identity clinics, hormones, medication and use of prison showers and toilets. Covering the entire transition process the book contains contributions from a number of transgender prisoners as well as extracts from reports showing how those in transition still tend to attract a negative portrayal. Also included are the special security implications of related procedures and descriptions of the attitudes to transgender inmates of other prisoners and staff. It contains a number of appendices dealing with the latest 2016 HM Prison Service Instruction on transgender prisoners and a range of support mechanisms including a list of specialists in the field and other useful reference sources and contacts.It also contains Sarah Jane Baker's account of her own male-to-female transition and the difficulties she has faced behind bars.
The first book of its kind. Written by a transgender life-sentence prisoner. Includes key extracts from the latest official publications. Contains practical information, advice, warnings and tips.
Contents
Acknowledgements; About the author; Abbreviations; The author of the Foreword; Foreword; Dedication. 1. Introduction; 2. What Is Transgender?; 3. Reception; 4. Induction; 5. Cell-sharing; 6. Clothing for Trans-women; 7. Clothing Tips; 8. Footwear Tips; 9. Wigs and Hairpieces; 10. Make-up; 11. Coming Out; 12. Change of Name and Who to Inform; 13. Transition Pathway; 14. Gender Identity Appointments; 15. Hormones; 16. Applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate; 17. Toilet Use; 18. Media Attention and Trans Politics; 19. Real Life Experiences Behind Bars; 20. Postscript. Appendix 1: HM Prison Service Instruction 17/2016; Appendix 2: Gender Identity Clinics in England; Appendix 3: Suppliers to Trans Prisoners; Appendix 4: Magazines and Books; Appendix 5: Transgender Support Groups; Appendix 6: List of Specialist in the Field of Gender Dysphoria; Appendix 7: Two Other Useful Addresses. Index
