Miss Trans Pageant Offers Unique Rehabilitation For Inmates

“When a transsexual enters a prison aimed at men, they invariably turn into sexual property of the prisoners.” Gabriel H. Sanchez BuzzFeed Staff Every November at the Minas Gerais State Prison Complex in Brazil, the previous year’s Miss Trans Pageant winner awards the crown to the next. This past year, photographer Marcela Xavier was there…

Man arrested in death of Islan Nettles

A suspect has been arrested in the vicious beating death of a transgender woman in Harlem a year and a half ago, law enforcement sources said. James Dixon, 24, was taken into custody and indicted Tuesday for the killing of Islan Nettles, 21. Nettles was walking near the corner of Frederick Douglas Boulevard and West…