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(TW: Transphobic language)
Ashley Del Valle, a 38-year-old transgender woman from New York, was arrested in Savannah last week for allegedly exposing her breasts. But after her arrest, a nurse examined her genitals and decided that she was male, and Del Valle was placed in a holding cell in the men’s prison ward.
She was in custody for three days, often alone in various cells, before her family could bail her out. During that time, she says she experienced a slew of harassment and slurs from deputies.
The chief deputy at the jail says his employees followed existing protocol to keep Del Valle in a private cell, but did admit to misgendering her.
“First off, Ashley is still a man,” chief deputy Roy Harris told WSAV. “I think he’s had some surgery, breast implants. But technically he is still a male which poses a problem. We do have a policy in place. Typically we put them in isolation.” …
Del Valle is considering legal action, which might have some weight, especially given that Del Valle was arrested for a charge that can only be committed by a woman — since a man exposing his nipples does not qualify as indecent exposure — but then jailed as a man. Del Valle also contests the claim that she exposed herself at all; she told WSAV says she was just wearing a sheer top, and says she did not argue with the arresting officer, despite also being charged with disorderly conduct.
Unbe-friggin-lievable.
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