This project will examine how trans activism in Southern California benefiting certain groups of transgender individuals might create new marginality and vulnerability for other groups of transgend
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These are the events of particular importance to this project, from both an etic and emic perspective.
This is a critical analysis of the interacting hegemonies shaping the ground on which this project will be based.
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Hailey-Means was incarcerated at Rikers and provides an inside view of the deteriorating conditions of the facility.
Freddie McGrier talked about the extreme heat the cells faced in the warm season and the dangers to his life that he faced because of his heart condition. Johnny Perez echoed Freddie’s input. Susi Vassallo, who is professor at NY University Medical School, deemed the heat conditions a serious threat to the health of the inmates.
Omar Smith, also incarcerated at Rikers, has developed asthma during his sentence which is likely due to the poisonous gases released by the decomposing landfill under the prison.
Michael Bloomberg was Mayor of NYC during the Sandy super-storm and while he announced a plan for the evacuation of the surrounding islands there was not one for Rikers.
The New York Times is also referenced in the article for their reports on the prison’s poor welfare.
The NYS ebola preparedness plan was designed to outline the plan for responding to and preparing for ebola emergencies within the NYS health system
This is the Abstract of “California at Risk: Vulnerabilities for Transgender Individuals in Southern California."