r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 10h ago

Supreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-transgender-inmates-trump-0b46a5cc302e1c8bcd292d32533e9a35?utm_source=app&utm_medium=android_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
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u/nappingbat 9h ago

About 600 inmates were receiving hormone therapy in 2025, the agency said in court records. 

Meanwhile, the male prison population in the US is well over 1 million individuals.

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u/loanharassment 9h ago edited 7h ago

0.06% and yet it gets so much fucking attention. One of the most artificially fueled culture war topics out there.

*Edited to correct percentage

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u/Camachan 7h ago

.06% but still absolutely ridiculous and I agree

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u/loanharassment 7h ago edited 7h ago

Nope that would be 60,000, not 600

Edit: I’ll leave this here for clarity

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u/Camachan 7h ago

You're dividing 600 by 1,000,000 but then not multiplying it by 100, because your result is only out of 1, not 100

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u/loanharassment 7h ago

Good call thanks

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u/AuremCookieDragon 7h ago

1% of 1,000,000 is 10,000.