‘Transsexual’ prisoners have rights to padded bras, makeup, says British governm

[Butterfly]

'Transsexual' prisoners have rights to padded bras, makeup, says British government
by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman
08 March, 2011


http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/transsexual-prisoners-have-rights-to-padded-bras-makeup-says-british-govern/


March 7, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The British Ministry of Justice has issued new rules mandating that prisoners be permitted to purchase what it calls "gender appropriate" clothing - which includes clothing for "transsexual" prisoners, who believe that their real sex is different from their biological sex.

Although transsexualism is classified as a mental disorder by the American Psychological Association, the British psychiatric establishment denies it is such, and the government refers to the transsexual's imagined gender as his "acquired gender."

In a 20-page booklet, the ministry says, "An establishment must permit prisoners who consider themselves transsexual and wish to begin gender reassignment to live permanently in their acquired gender" and says that this includes "allowing prisoners to dress in clothes appropriate to their acquired gender and adopting appropriate names and modes of address."

[spacial]

I was going to try to make a serious response to this but read further.

Now I can't stop laughing. 

[joshany12]

not that its ever gonna effect me but its a sign they accept its a real thing at least

[spacial]

Thinks it's a sign of quite a number of things.

[vanna]

not sure if that means something bad or not but i a a non brit living in the uk most my life, i have fully transitioned and all i can say is the uk has always treated me very fairly, with respect and only ever as my aquired female gender

i have never served in a jail but as far as real life goes, that is my experiences

[spacial]

I was thinking more about how some extremist, conservative Americans have, yet again, tried to wade into a debate in the UK and gotten it so utterly wrong.

I'm pretty sure that many reactionaries in the UK would welcome assistance from Americans ractionaries. But I dount they would welcome the sort of ridicule that this sort of piece will bring, even from the likes of the Daily Mail.

I'm reminded of some intervention, backed by Fox News, a few years ago, into the gun debate here. Their claims were so inacurate and so clearly based upon the US, that they were met with some laughter.

Needless to say, the gun and hunting debate in the UK isn't much of an issue. The only way to get the British public's attention is money, the Royal family, money, children and money.

For my part, I welcome this sort of intervention. It highlights what a sorry bunch of ignorant loosers these people really are.

And it's also quite funny.

[joshany12]

you forgot immigration princess diana, and maddie mcann, and money