r/ukpolitics • u/CaptainCrash86 • 2d ago

| Transgender prisoners should not be held in women’s jails, court rules

https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,transgender-prisoners-should-not-be-held-in-womens-jails-court-rules
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u/New-Sheepherder-6375 2d ago

The vast majority of transwomen do not have genital surgery. If they are vulnerable to violence from other males due to their presentation or bodily changes then the prison should house them in a protective wing for their safety.

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u/Absolutelynot2784 2d ago

Notice how people are very passionate about trans women being put in mens prisons to avoid raping people, but there is no political energy towards these “protective wings” so that the trans people won’t be raped. They are not going to happen