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Finding Purpose: The Journey of Transitioning While Incarcerated

Patricia Trimble
Finding Purpose: The Journey of Transitioning While Incarcerated

Coming out as my authentic self while in a violent maximum security prison for men was my only option.

I witnessed the worst misogynistic actions and attitudes of my fellow prisoners, but none of that mattered, because Patricia had to be set free to experience true freedom for the first time in her life.

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