DOJ Sues Utah for Alleged Discrimination Against Transgender Inmate

UDOC provided the inmate with hormone therapy 17 months after it was requested.

Women protest the possible transfer of convicted killer Dana Rivers—a biological male who identifies as female—to a women’s prison outside of the Alameda County Superior Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2022. Courtesy of Women's Declaration International, U.S.A.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Utah for allegedly discriminating against a transgender inmate who suffers from “gender dysphoria.”

The lawsuit lists the State of Utah, the Utah Dept. of Corrections (UDOC), and the Utah Dept. of Health and Human Services as defendants for failing to provide the complainant with treatment for gender dysphoria.