Outline some of the challenges faced by LGBTQ individuals in incarceration, both in their relationships with facility staff and with other inmates.

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Varies, but should include some of the following main points. LGBTQ individuals face a range of issues during incarceration. One of the most prominent is the threat of sexual assault (from both inmates and staff), which LGBTQ inmates suffer at rates up to 13 times higher than the average. Likewise, physical assault and exploitation by staff and inmates are common, causing many LGBTQ individuals to try and hide their sexual orientation. Isolation and exclusion from programs and privileges often occur as a result of discrimination or misguided attempts to "protect" LGBTQ individuals from other inmates. Transgender individuals often struggle to secure treatments such as hormone therapies or sex reassignment surgeries despite several court rulings suggesting that administrators must provide such care.

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