Classic stuff! What a bunch of clueless misogynists. No, boys, the reason that TIMs are overrepresented in convictions for sex crimes isn’t because of “sex work”. Only coercive “sex workers” like abusive pimps are sex offenders in those figures. We’re talking about non consensual sexual offences here. And it used to be ok to point to cross dressing as a paraphilia which often clustered with others as a gateway to criminal behaviour. To say nothing of “rapid onset prison dysphoria” where men in prison “transition” to get a better deal and then detransition on release.
BBC Reality Check FOIed the MoJ in 2018
the findings
It said that 60 of the 125 transgender inmates it counted in England and Wales were serving time for a sexual offence.
This is roughly half - but it's not the full picture.
Remember - those 125 transgender inmates only include people who have had a prison case conference. It won't include transgender people who haven't identified themselves to the prison service or who already have a gender recognition certificate.
- 27 were convicted of rape (plus a further five of attempted rape)
- 13 were convicted of possessing, distributing or making indecent images of children
- 13 were convicted of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault
- Nine were convicted of causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity
- Seven were convicted of sexual activity with a child
- Seven were convicted of indecent assault or gross indecency
Those numbers add up to more than 60 because some prisoners are serving time for more than one offence.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42221629
so not “survival sex work” then 🙄