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Report raises concerns about solitary detention for gay, transgender immigrants
Sacramento Bee ^ | November 27, 2013 | By Jayna Omaye

Posted on 11/27/2013 4:18:56 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Many gay, lesbian and transgender immigrants held in U.S. detention centers, who may be vulnerable to abuse by guards and other detainees, are placed in solitary confinement to protect them, but the isolation can cause psychological problems, according to a new report by the left-leaning Center for American Progress.

“Solitary confinement is considered a form of torture,” said Sharita Gruberg-Wanker, a policy analyst at the center. “When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement does this to prevent people from being sexually assaulted, it puts them at risk of other forms of trauma.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: border; failure; illegalimmigration
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Many gay, lesbian and transgender immigrants held in U.S. detention centers, who may...

I stopped reading right there. A pervert propaganda piece.

The use of the word "immigrant" suggests an ignorant, militant deviant who literal can't distinguish between legal and illegal immigrants.
The 'detention center' suggests strongly that the neurosis is about illegal immigrant deviants.

21 posted on 11/27/2013 8:36:13 PM PST by publius911 ( At least Nixon had the good grace to resign!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Many gay, lesbian and transgender immigrants held in U.S. detention centers, who may...

I stopped reading right there. A pervert propaganda piece.

The use of the word "immigrant" suggests an ignorant, militant deviant who literal can't distinguish between legal and illegal immigrants.
The 'detention center' suggests strongly that the neurosis is about illegal immigrant deviants.

22 posted on 11/27/2013 8:40:27 PM PST by publius911 ( At least Nixon had the good grace to resign!)
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I guess once in a “victim-hood” class, no matter how you treat them is considered abuse...


23 posted on 11/28/2013 4:56:42 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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