'Trans' a book about transactivism

Not just prisons, but also hospitals, particularly mental Heath hospitals. For a woman whose mental health condition makes her terrified of men, being put on a ward with a VERY obviously male transwoman because his rights were more important than hers was appalling.

Surely transwomen would be at risk in a womens prison then, if we are going to pretend that there is no difference in offending between men and women.

FarNorth the points you raise are valid, and worthy of discussion.

If stats aren't kept (which they aren't) how can we provide for the vulnerable?
Or indeed provide for the trans community?

No one else minds if info is collected on them. Most see it as a useful tool to plan the future with.

trisher I don't, obviously.
If that happens, it is vanishingly unlikely to be a sexual assault and fairly unlikely to be as vicious or as terrifying as an assault by a male.

Why not keep track of incidents involving transwomen who are in females'prisons, to find out if there is any effect on them or on the female prisoners?

Indeed it is a prison problem.
Why not house trans prisoners in a trans unit, instead of imposing males on incarcerated females who have no choice in the matter?

You'll be aware that transmen are never housed with male prisoners, even minimum security non-dangerous male prisoners.
Have you any idea why that is?

Do you have any idea why there are separate prisons for females and males, in the first place?

FarNorth

In Canadian prisons, maximum security for females is not as strict as maximum security for males - because of the known risks with each of the sexes.

How do you know that a transwoman (male) who has seemed to be no danger will continue to be no danger to females when they are incarcerated together?

How do you know that a male who has been no danger to males, but now identifies as a transwoman, will be no danger to females?

How do you know that a male, who has no record of sexual violence and now identifies as a transwoman, is not someone who has simply never been caught or convicted of sexual violence and will now be a danger to female prisoners?

Why have separate female and male prisons at all?

(Transwomen may be at risk in male prisons, just as gay men or disabled men may be.
Male prisons should be able to deal with that.)

Q.How do you know that a woman in a minimum security unit won't assault or injure another woman?
A.You don't you can only risk assess and monitor closely.

It's not a trans problem. It's a prison problem and it applies to all.

Most authorities are scared of confronting the problem, because even discussing it causes outcry.

I think reading it first would put your mind at rest trisher.

There are loads of ways they could segregate transwomen to keep them safe. The issue is because men not transwomen are self IDing to gain access to female only spaces. That needs to be addressed not skirted over

AmberSpyglass I haven't read the book but have it on order.
It's obvious why you would think it transphobic.
In what way is it anti-semitic?

In Canadian prisons, maximum security for females is not as strict as maximum security for males - because of the known risks with each of the sexes.

How do you know that a transwoman (male) who has seemed to be no danger will continue to be no danger to females when they are incarcerated together?

How do you know that a male who has been no danger to males, but now identifies as a transwoman, will be no danger to females?

How do you know that a male, who has no record of sexual violence and now identifies as a transwoman, is not someone who has simply never been caught or convicted of sexual violence and will now be a danger to female prisoners?

Why have separate female and male prisons at all?

(Transwomen may be at risk in male prisons, just as gay men or disabled men may be.
Male prisons should be able to deal with that.)

I actually looked at the Canadian prison system. They seem to have levels which distinguish offenders from minimum security, through medium to maximum. So anyone who is a real danger would be in maximum. Small units for minimum security women including transwomen who are actually no danger to anyone would seem to be fine to me.
It sounds as if the book is just using generalisations to promote transphobia.

You’re wasting your breath posting to those who genuinely can’t see the difference between male and female.
There are some trans who live quite inoffensive lives, hurting no one and not forcing their views on anyone, but they never make the news for exactly those reasons.
One incidence of harm by allowing a transwoman into a female space is a good reason to stop it happening. People are keen to say that one Covid death caused by lifting restrictions is one too many but . . .

This insistence that transwomen should be allowed in female spaces is once again driven by the those who support the transcendence of men over women.

Transwomen are exactly that.

AmberSpyglass

Trans women are women, and belong in women’s prisons. In women’s changing rooms. In women’s refuges. Anywhere that cis women are allowed. There is no difference.

No, they are not. And no, they do not. And, yes there is a difference.

‘Somebody drank the kook aid.

AmberSpyglass

Trans women are women, and belong in women’s prisons. In women’s changing rooms. In women’s refuges. Anywhere that cis women are allowed. There is no difference.

Not even in their chromosomes?

You don't understand the differing biology of females and males?

Trans women are women, and belong in women’s prisons. In women’s changing rooms. In women’s refuges. Anywhere that cis women are allowed. There is no difference.

AmberSpyglass what about the part that's quoted above?
Don't you think it very foolish to keep no record of incidents involving transwomen in a female prison - to establish the success or otherwise of that policy?

It makes the statement 'There is no evidence of any problems' completely worthless, in my view, since no record is kept of any problems.

(Incidents could, of course, be to the detriment of either transwomen or women.
No-one would know, or be able to formulate policy to deal with them.)

I wouldnt be so sure MerylStreep the muscle power of a man is 60-90% more than a woman.
No amount of testosterone reduction changes that once a young man has been through puberty, they are always stronger.

Women playing rugby are suffering from more neck and head injuries from trans players.

I would imagine the women in the prisons will soon sort things out their own way ?

I read a good review of it too SueDonim

I’ve read it. It’s loathsome - both transphobic and antisemitic.

I’ve just read a review of this, which gave it five stars. It’s a bit expensive for me but ?it’ll be out in paperback soon.