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LGBTQ in prison

Additionally Japanese prisons are not required to provide hormone therapy for transgender inmates, since the medication isn't to treat a disease the prisons aren't required by law to treat them.

Coming Out
Sexual assaults in prison are increasingly common: in 2011 sexual assault claims were 8,768, but 4 years later in 2015 they rose to 24,661. The data does not identify the victims nor perpetrators sexuality, but the increase in assault claims and increase in cases with evidence suggests that there is an increase in assaults against LGBT individuals.

LGBT individuals are often subject to physical violence when they attempt to resist sexual abuse or sexual degradation, and can be targeted due to perceived femininity as well as if their sexual orientation is known. These individuals can be targeted because of their sexuality and attitudes towards LGBT people. In some instances, LGBT prisoners who are outed have been punished for attempting to repel an alleged aggressor, sometimes ending up in solitary confinement.

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Transgender Issues
The U.S. prison system often discriminates against transgender individuals, as U.S. prisons draw upon and uphold the gender and sex binary which excludes those who are transgender. This includes the prisons dress code which prevents gender-nonconforming individuals from participating in their gender identity. Along with this, there is often little gender-confirming healthcare provided, and more often than not prisoners are separated due to their birth sex rather than their gender identity. Their healthcare is impacted by the state potentially refusing hormone treatment, treatment for injuries from other prisoners, and by the refusal to acknowledge the prisoners gender identity.

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Healthcare for LGBT
Solitary confinement is a potential punishment for those in prison, and it has known effects on prisoner health and mental health. LGBT prisoners face similar risks as the general population, and especially in the case of transgender individuals may be placed into solitary for their own protection. The state however does not provide treatment for declining mental health, and prisoners in solitary have a hard time getting their medications. For transgender individuals this can mean missing hormone treatments and other necessary medical care.

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Resources
The Prison Activists Resource Center also provides information for organizations that are dedicated solely for LGBT Prisoners, such as Hearts on a Wire which is a Pennsylvania based organization focused on helping Transgender individuals. Other listed resources include GLBTQ Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and LGBT Books to Prisoners. These sources either provide links for possible legal assistance, or provide materials in an attempt to make the prison experience more bearable

Other edits
edited some grammar in the beginning and removed a slur and replaced it with Transgender, edited the Japanese Transgender rights section for clarity.