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Ashley Diamond
1978–
United States
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Biography
Ashley Diamond (born 1978) is an American transgender civil-rights activist, singer, and actress. She is known for suing the Georgia Department of Corrections twice for incarcerating her with male inmates and refusing to provide her with medical treatment she had been receiving since she was a teenager. Diamond was imprisoned in 2012 for a nonviolent offense and held in a men's facility.
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