BUTCH: HERE; FEMME: OVER THERE

Gettin all kind of images of LOGO's Bad Girls in my head over this one....

A women's prison in Virginia WAS  segregating inmates.  The females that appeared to be masculine were separated to eliminate butch/femme relationships and squelching sexual activity from these relationships.  Even straight females perceived as too butch were segregated!!

The WAS was mentioned because now reporters have investigated and uncovered what's been going on.  WRIC-TV8 reported:

"They say dozens were moved in an attempt to split up relationships and curb illegal sexual activity at the 1,200-inmate Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in Troy. Some straight women were sent to the wing strictly because of their appearance.

Civil rights advocates called the moves unconstitutional punishment for "looking gay."

Fluvanna Warden Barbara Wheeler denied that any housing decisions were made based on looks or sexual orientation, and said doing so would be discriminatory.

Inmates said life in the so-called "butch wing" or "locker room wing" wasn't much different than other units. But both inmates and employees said the unit was locked down more often than others, and the women said they were verbally harassed by staff.

The inmates and one current employee say the practice was stopped recently after the Associated Press began questioning it."

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