A friend here passed on The New Yorker magazine with a story about Chase Strangio. Marius
Marius 1of 3 plaintiffs in TX Constitutional challenge
http://103.tpride.org/ Please spread the word about this case and donate to the legal fund at the link above. Three specific plaintiffs—all in federal institutions—are joining together to bring this suit, but the outcome will affect hundreds if not thousands of…
Ending Texas Name Change Restrictions that Harm Trans Persons
103.tpride.org DALLAS, March 28, 2018—Civil rights attorneys and the Texas-based Trans Pride Initiative announced today a project challenging the constitutionality of a section of the Texas Family Code, which they allege imperils transgender inmates and others in Texas and may…
Marius Mason self-portrait
Miss Major – By Marius Mason
More from the “Trans Hero” series
“Leslie Feinberg, Trans Hero” by Marius
Painting – “Wearing Orange, Feeling Blue, Thinking Green”
Marius included this note with his most recent painting from the S.H.U. “New ‘painting’ experiment, since losing my paints/brushes/paper. In the jail we used deodorant on magazines to get colors, not so easy to control how it goes on the…
Painting – Leelah Alcorn. . .Rest in Power
This painting was done as a memorial for Leelah Acorn, a trans teen who killed herself in Cincinnati by stepping in front of a truck. She was so despondent that she could not get her family’s support and despaired that…
Free Marius Jacob Mason Fifth Estate Article
Moira Meltzer-Cohen, Marius’ lawyer recently wrote an article for the Fifth Estate on Marius’ gender transition and case. Check it out! Free Marius Jacob Mason
Why I Can’t be Introduced in Texas (or Say My Name)
It is illegal for those who are incarcerated in Texas prisons to change their name. This law denies those imprisoned one of the most fundamental aspects of a person. Marius’ legal team will be fighting this in court. We’ll keep…