Trump opponents are really upset that trans-identified men are being moved out of women’s prisons due to this executive orderbecause they will lose protections from the Prison Rape Elimination Act. They say that moving them to men’s prisons will put them at risk for assault by fellow men.
They never seem to worry about the women who are housed with trans men, even though many of the men are convicted rapists. A trans person may be at a higher risk of rape than other men but they are not a higher risk of rape than real women. Who are we calling the most vulnerable here? It’s weird, right?
The executive order prevents the federal government from paying for sex change operations and cross-sex hormones. Bradley/Chelsea Manning transitioned on the government’s dime while he was imprisoned by the Obama administration.
According to the New York Times, the number of trans men in women’s prisons represents 15% of the prison populations.
