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# Florida rules to prevent trans inmate from receiving gender-affirming clothing
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/florida-court-rules-to-prevent-trans-inmate-from-receiving-gender-affirming-clothing/
- Published: 2020-12-09T10:10:07.000Z
- Updated: 2020-12-08T12:54:25.000Z
- Description: On Thursday December 3, Reiyn Keohane, a 26-year-old trans woman, lost her case against Florida, which she sued after being denied access to gender-affirming clothing and grooming products while in prison.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, California, Florida, Trans Rights, Transgender

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On **Thursday December 3**, **Reiyn Keohane**, a 26-year-old trans woman, lost her case against **Florida,** which she sued after being denied access to gender-affirming clothing and grooming products while in prison. Keohane was incarcerated in a men’s state prison in **Raiford** six years ago after attempted murder, and since then has been in a legal battle with the state due to being denied healthcare and products which align with her gender identity. According to local news outlet, [**WCTV**](https://www.wctv.tv/2020/12/04/court-refuses-to-reconsider-transgender-inmate-case/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), she sued the **Department of Corrections** in 2016 and was subsequently allowed access to hormone treatments, but has been refused access to women’s clothing and grooming products, with the court ruling in favour of the prison system.

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Reiyn Keohane

The court has rejected Keohone’s case for a rehearing on the issue, however judge **Robin Rosenbaum** argued that a full-court review of the case was warranted on the basis it contradicted previous rulings made in Keohane’s ongoing legal battle. Rosenbaum said: *“We as a court must reckon with these potentially devastating consequences of our actions if we continue to allow opinions that flout the prior-precedent rule while claiming they comply with it to issue unchecked.”*

This setback comes during a period of national developments for trans inmates, with **California** passing a [bill](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/update-californian-bill-passed-to-protect-trans-prison-inmates/) in October which will allow trans inmates to be housed in the facilities which best aligns with their gender identity. The new regulations were introduced after a trans woman, **Fancy Lipsey,** sued the state, saying she was attacked by another inmate for refusing his demands for intercourse. Similar laws protecting trans inmates have been enforced in **Rhode Island**, **New York** **City** and **Massachusetts**, however no other US jurisdictions have such rulings, including Florida.

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