More than 100,000 people signed a petition to have a transgender woman moved from HMP Bristol, where she was sent by Bath Magistrates Court to serve a 12-week sentence for assault. She was later moved to a female prison.
A rally is planned to coincide with transgender woman Tara Hudson's appeal to be moved to a female prison.
The appeal will be heard at Bristol Crown Court tomorrow (Oct 30) and supporters have arranged to protest outside.
Transgender woman Tara Hudson was sent to an all-male prison in Bristol after admitting to assault.
She has lived all her adult life as a woman and has undergone 6 years of reconstructive surgery. Prison authorities made the decision to send her to HMP Bristol as her passport states she's a man.
An online petition calling for Tara to be moved to an alternative facility has reached over 100,000 signatures in 3 days.
A Facebook event calling for an 'emergency protest' outside the Ministry of Justice in London has also been set up.
Transgender prisoner Tara Hudson has described life in an all-male prison as "hell" in an interview with ITV Westcountry.
A transgender woman from Bath will go back to a male prison despite protests.
A court will decide whether a transgender woman from Bath will serve her sentence in a female or male prison.