Last week, the UK Ministry of Justice (MOJ) published latest their latest transgender* prison population statistics (24 Nov 2022) for the jurisdiction of England & Wales. Remember! The MOJ defi…| Women Are Human
Some readers wonder why I suddenly vanished from this website and its connected accounts. At first, my departure was due to personal matters and was meant to be temporary. But over time, I question…| Women Are Human
In September of 1995, the United Nations gathered in Beijing, China, for the Fourth World Conference on Women. There, 189 member states reaffirmed their commitment to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) by developing and ratifying what is considered to be “the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing women’s rights”[i], the […]| Women Are Human
As increasing scrutiny has fallen on what has been called ‘gender medicine,’ documentaries have aided in raising public awareness. Among these, we must note Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood Like a House on Fire by Vaishnavi Sundar and Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender? by Kallie Fell and Jennifer Lahl, both from 2021. More recently, […]| Women Are Human
Speak Up for Women welcomes the Ministry of Health’s change of advice on Puberty Blockers. Media Release: Wellington September 19th 2022 Speak Up for Women welcomes the recent Ministry of Health guidance changes regarding transgender healthcare and puberty blockers. We have been approaching the Ministry for some time with concerns about the wording on their […]| Women Are Human
CA — Kitchener, Ontario. A male murderer, serving a life sentence for physically assaulting a woman in 1995, cutting her throat, and then sexually assaulting her dead body, has been transferred to a women’s prison. The murderer and necrophiliac, who currently goes by the name Catherine Lynn, had previously been convicted of Assault Causing Bodily […]| Women Are Human
CA — British Columbia. A vicious man serving two life sentences for the beating and strangling deaths of two in separate incidents has submitted a request for transfer to a women’s correctional facility. Michel Reeves was on statutory release in 1987 when he and an accomplice sought to steal and go for a joyride in […]| Women Are Human
NZ; AU — . Understanding the total difference between male criminality and female ‘criminality’ is a fundamental communication in engaging with public, media and politicians on the imprisonment of ‘transgender prisoners’. As even Pink News (UK) reports with no hint of irony: “The MoJ also reported 20 transmen – all of whom are in […]| Women Are Human
CA — Montreal, Québec. Jody Matthew Burke, currently in prison for extreme sexual violence against his wife, has requested at his sentencing hearing that he not receive a dangerous offender designation because he now identifies as a woman. As a dangerous offender, Burke can be incarcerated indefinitely; parole can be granted, but it is rare. […]| Women Are Human
AU — . In their July/August 2018 paper that might have been better named “Inequality with a vengeance”, Anna Kerr (Principal Solicitor at the Feminist Legal Clinic NSW) & Professor Rita Shackel (University of Sydney Law School) concluded “the over-incarceration of women“ in Australia.[1] The World Prison Brief (WPB) is a unique database produced by […]| Women Are Human
US — Port Townsend, Washington. An 80-year-old woman was banned from a pool at her local YMCA after demanding that a male, transgender-identifying employee leave the women’s locker room, wher…| Women Are Human