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My name is Capri Culpepper. I am an activist for the LGBTQIA community and for equality. In 2014 I successfully won a case against the DMV after experiencing sex discrimination based on my gender expression when having my license photo taken. Since this case, I have continued my activism by participating in panels educating people on LGBTQ issues and through grassroots groups that provide support to people in need. I have always believed in helping and giving back to the community because my mom instilled those values in me from a young age. I am trying to raise money because on January 1st, 2017 I was wrongfully arrested for a DUI after a collision on highway 85 headed back to my hometown of Anderson, SC. In the collision I was fortunate to survive. I hit my head on the steering wheel of the car and bruised my jaw and busted my lips. The police that came out questioned me about my transgender status and then immediately treated me as less than. I asked for a breathalyzer test and they refused. They put me in handcuffs and put me in the police car without reading my rights or telling me what I was being arrested for. They wanted me to do a blood test but considering that I did not know what I was being arrested for I refused. I was then taken to jail where I was strip searched by a man from my genitals down and then by a woman from my upper half of my body. I was humiliated and degraded for a crime I did not commit. I am trying to raise money to pay for legal fees to fight this wrongful arrest that could lead to a permanent and very damaging stain on my record, and or jail time. This case also delayed my legal name and gender change which means that because an M is on my license, I would be taken to a men's facility if I did serve time, which is extremely dangerous. Statistically, many transgender women are housed in men's facilities and are raped, beaten or killed because of who they are. Any help that you can give is greatly appreciated.
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