trans Girl arrested for exposing her breast ; the prison response and my prospective and the voice of reason

update: this incident happened in jul 2013 per GA website and she was charged with indecent exposure and
disorderly conduct....on 4-7-13 at 1 am

this is my problem! as some people think i am like her. i did pick out of the article some irony to me because in the marines i was called " thing, in boot camp , and it was could be an endearing thing in the marines to be called " my n--- or what is up my brother " and i am sure this was not the case while she was in jail . also i am sure in this case it is totally possible her race could have played a role in her total experience too. What is not mentioned is what the race of the men  using the slurs. however that being said the warden used the term " them" to refer to her as transgendered woman.

but basically i would never be in this position because i do not expose my breast in public nor would any of my friends who I have in my life.  so in my opinion there are multiple issues going on here. ( wow that sounds like a therapist ) but sincerely she put herself in a position to bring across a social issue and at the last minute  the issue of transgender was the key issue out of all of this ? then the warden treated her like a man.....she was the one that exposed her breast in public and  the situation was compounded by the warden and society's definition of what is and is not a woman.

there are issues on both sides of the fence. i doubt a ........ , bruce  or any other woman of with any type of class would be themselves in this position. but this is news worthy!

But the stories are minimized like Bruce's by the trans and gay community. the community does it without saying it but is  that OK? no it is not ok!!! so much of our lives are about politics when so many of us just want to live our lives and the loud minority are heard loud and clear in the news. this makes our lives so much more difficult because when someone finds out we were born with penises they make the connection to RuPaul or this girl... and we are none of them...this is a challenge that i have found difficult to overcome but my sales background has been a huge asset in this area of my life.

thank you

Rachel

WATCH: Transgender Woman Arrested for Exposing Breasts, Jailed With Men

Ashley Del Valle is a transgender woman from New York who was arrested in Georgia for indecent exposure after she allegedly showed her breasts, but then was housed in an all-male jail.

BY  Sunnivie Brydum

April 17 2013 5:52 PM ET 

A transgender woman from New York was arrested in Savannah, Ga., last week for allegedly exposing her breasts, reports Savannah's WSAV. But when deputies booked Ashley Del Valle, 38, she says a nurse examined her genitals, and determined that she was "technically a male." As a result, Del Valle was placed in a holding cell in the men's prison ward.
Del Valle was alone in various cells in the men's ward for three days before her family posted her $3,500 bail. She told WSAV that she often felt unsafe, and claims that deputies repeatedly referred to her as "thing," "brotha," and "nigga."
"I just felt like I wasn't being treated like a human being," said Del Valle, who was assigned male at birth, but has lived as a woman for more than 20 years, and legally changed her name in 2002.
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 GA Voice. "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."
Zack Ford at ThinkProgress LGBT notes that while housing transgender people in isolation is generally standard prison protocol, such isolation can be punishment in and of itself.
"Though Del Valle was kept in a private cell, the fact that she was still surrounded by men still made her vulnerable to harassment," writes Ford. "An isolation cell can also be a different form of torture, depriving an individual of any social contact. Whatever transgender policy the jail supposedly has, misgendering her and endangering her in such ways did not prioritize her safety nor convey even the most basic respect for her identity."
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.
Watch the report from WSAV below, complete with problematic language including the segment's title, "Incarcerating the Transgendered", and language from the reporter, who calls Del Valle "a transgender."