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more about #prisons more comments → chinaplate: Ok, so as far as the Guardian described it in the article they ran today, she's in prison for attempted rape, not rape. The reason she's serving a lif... more » Chivone: TO EVERYONE COMMENTING ON THE LEGAL STATUS OF "A's" GENDER AT THE TIME OF HER CRIME: It doesn't fucking matter. It doesn't fucking matter. She is a wo... more » voteforme: What's the fallout though? I'm not comfortable with it being a simple matter of gender identity. How long before male criminals claim to identify as f... more » muddgirl: Making things a little more complicated is the fact that she's in jail for raping a woman. Why? Where do they put cisgender women who are convicted o... more » aureliajones: Did anyone else read the article? The guy already murdered someone (he was convicted of manslaughter), and got out after only one year! He strangles h... more » wooden_shoes: A is a woman, thus she should be treated like a woman. I had this argument once with a friend about, of all things, all girl schools and what they sh... more » Penny: Yikes, this is really interesting....and, I don't know. I think the straight-forward answer is that because she is a woman by law, she should be put ... more » girl.of.your.dreams: I have to agree that it makes sense for her to be housed in a women's prison. She is considered a woman under the law, and more importantly, she ident... more » Chamalla,barren crone: If I read correctly, A will have reassignment surgery while incarcerated? Is elective surgery common among prisoners in the UK? Honestly, I strugg... more » Harlot Brontë: Oh shit. I am so fervently glad this decision did not land on my desk. I would be passing the buck so fucking fast it would make the planet spin dou... more » Chivone: I don't get the problem. She should be housed with women as she is a woman and she should be in vulnerable housing any way because being anything othe... more » NellMood: I actually knew someone who was transitioning (male to female) and was sent to a men's prison. She was taking hormones at the time and was about a yea... more » milominderbinder: Who is going to be paying for this surgery? I clicked through and it definitely states she is pre-op. That's what I'm wondering. more » cand86: Yeah, the simple fact that men who rape men are kept in male prisons kind of makes the whole point moot for me. more » Soy-Bean: Yes, women-born women CAN rape women. But, in this case, she DID attempt to rape a woman. I think that A's rights need to be weighed against the other... more » -
#genderbehindbars
Where Should Jails House A Transsexual Prisoner?
A British judge has ruled that a transsexual prisoner must be transferred to a women's prison so she can complete her surgical transition. Making things a little more complicated is the fact that she's in jail for raping a woman. More »
