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Today, Makyyla Holland (she/her/hers), a 25-year-old Black transgender woman, reached a landmark settlement with Broome County following violence, denial of medical care, and discrimination inflicted on her at the Broome County Jail because she is transgender. Broome County has agreed to a wide-sweeping policy that affirms the rights of transgender people with respect to housing placement, access to medical care, searches, and freedom from harassment and discrimination. The settlement follows Ms. Holland’s 2022 lawsuit against Broome County filed with the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and pro bono counsel Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. 

Video by Amber Yang, NYCLU.
Music: Kaguya by Sayer Hayashi Egnell

Special thanks to MO Studio for supporting a portion of the b-roll footage for this video.

Watch the video produced by the MO Studio team with Makyyla in 2022 about her experience at the Broome County Jail.
   • Makyyla's Story  
Video Credits:
Director: Michael O'Neal (Mo), Jessica Paige Farmer
DP: Andrew Pulaski
Editor: Jessica Paige Farmer

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