Britain | Prisons and gender

Where should trans prisoners serve their sentences?

Nicola Sturgeon may regret repeating the mantra “trans women are women”

G4BY0F PRISONS Holloway Prison
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The belief that gender identity is as important as biological sex was always going to cause problems. With children, it has led to the harmful prescription of puberty-blocking drugs. In sport, the inclusion of males on female teams has diminished women’s achievements. Yet the harms may be particularly egregious in the criminal-justice system.

This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Cell divisions”

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