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Healing From My Prison Rape Requires Time, Therapy and Friends Who Don’t Blame the Victim

Lexie Handlang was sexually assaulted soon after she arrived in a Missouri prison. Here, she charts her ongoing road to recovery.

Life Inside • 06.26.2026

How This ‘Out and Proud Trans Woman’ Navigates Missouri Men’s Prisons

“Although there are still instances of transphobia, I no longer let it break me down,” writes Lexie Handlang. “I feel sorry for those people.”

Life Inside • 03.27.2026

Federal Prisons Bar Gender-Affirming Care for Trans People

‘People will die,’ an advocate warns, as standard treatments for gender dysphoria are replaced with therapy and antidepressants after Trump’s order.

News • 02.19.2026

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