A prison officer looked at me, looked at the men's prison I had been sent to, and eventually recognised the obvious mistake. The NSW Governm
My move to a womenβs gaol happened nearly a decade ago. But just this year, the NSW Government has quietly changed the prison regulations. That may force more trans women to suffer humiliations like mine in a male prison, and much, much worse. The new regulation gives prison authorities broad powers to decide whether a prisoner is treated as a βmale inmateβ or a βfemale inmateβ while in custody. In making that decision, they bear no responsibility to align the label they give you with your anatomy, your lived social reality, or your legal sex. What matters now are the βrisks to the safety of the inmate or othersβ, the effect on the security and good order of the prisons, and any other factor the decision-maker considers relevant. Crucially though, without having to worry about breaching the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), prison authorities can now place trans and gender-diverse people in prisons corresponding with the sex assigned to them at birth.
Labor approved transphobia. πBut sure, trust the soulless centrists who only show up for Mardi Gras photo ops.
All trans and gender diverse people deserve safety, dignity and equality. But the treatment of trans and gender diverse people in prisons i
Hereβs the link to write to the NSW government about this. They have an automatic script to send but if you have the time please consider personalising it as that makes a big difference.
