Current Events > A Trans Influencer Was Arrested in Miami. They Put Her in a Men's Unit

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https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/influencer-nikita-dragun-arrest-1234627928/

POPULAR TRANSGENDER BEAUTY influencer Nikita Dragun has been released from jail after she was arrested following an altercation at a Miami hotel pool, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Police were called to the Goodtime Hotel in Miami Beach after reports that Dragun was acting in a disorderly fashion. She was arrested and charged with one count of felony battery, disorderly conduct, and misdemeanor battery. But according to documents reviewed by Rolling Stone, the influencer who has spent much of her online career openly discussing her male-to-female transition and is now legally female was listed as a male on her booking paperwork. And in hearing Wednesday morning before her release, Dragun said she was being in a mens unit and requested to be moved.

Do I have to stay here in the mens unit still? she asks in a video of the hearing that began circulating online, appearing emotional. Judge Mindy Glazer told Dragun that she didnt make the rules but said accommodations, like a separate area, could be made. (It is unclear if said accommodations were made before her release.)

The situation with Nikita, who is legally female, being placed in a mens unit of a Florida jail is extremely disturbing and dangerous, Draguns rep tells Rolling Stone. This decision made by the Miami-Dade County Corrections Department directly violates their protocol, which mandates that transgender inmates are classified and housed based on safety needs and gender identity.

Transphobia is fucking vile and I'm sure she got misgendered a bunch during her booking. I hope she is safe wherever she is now.