Transsexual rape bid convict sent to women's prison
Sex swap court win
A transsexual killer, who also tried to rape a woman, yesterday won a battle to be moved to an all-female jail.
The 27-year-old - who was born a man - had challenged Justice Secretary Jack Straw's refusal for a transfer from a male prison.
She has already had her womanhood recognised by law after getting permanent face and leg hair removal and hormone therapy to develop breasts.
Now, the High Court has overruled the Justice Department - saying her human rights are being violated.
Advertisement - article continues below »
The life prisoner, who cannot be named, will be moved to be with female inmates within weeks where she plans to fulfil her dream of full sex swap surgery. Her barrister Phillipa Kaufman argued: "There is absolutely no security reason why she should be kept where she is.
"If she remains in the male estate, she is looking at the bleakest future."
London's High Court heard her crimes - she strangled her boyfriend and tried to rape a female shop assistant - were linked to her frustration at being trapped in a man's body.
Miss Kaufman argued if she had a full sex swap - which doctors refuse while she is in a men's jail - she may start getting better. Male prisoners had apparently refused to accept her.
But the Justice Department had argued that she would be no more likely to be accepted by female inmates and would probably have to spend long periods in segregation.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Heathen Massive UK, Gospel Dance Music for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered Supporters [Welcome]