Men "identifying" as women in our prisons
Four out of five men who have "identified" as women in our prisons were sex offenders. Not all were placed in a women's prison. The following may not be a definitive list as it's only possible to record those cases reported in the media.
Today is International Human Rights Day but for women here in Ireland, and in many countries worldwide, a grotesque abuse of the human rights of women is taking place by men trying to colonise our rights to single-sex spaces, sports and so on including appropriating our name "women".
Last week Aontú introduced a Private Members Bill to amend the Gender Recognition Act to make provision for single-sex accommodation in prison.
“One of the consequences of the Gender Recognition Act is that it allows for male-born criminals to be placed in women’s prisons. That is quite incredible because the female prisoners and the female staff have no option but to be in that location and the State is putting male-born sex offenders, men, into those prisons.”
Speaking in the Dáil as the Bill was introduced Aontú leader Peadar Toibin said that
“The Ministry for Justice in Britain released very interesting statistics in relation to people in prison who declare themselves as transgender. Many of them are in prison because of sexual offences. The vast majority of these trans sex offenders were born male."
The very same situation pertains here in Ireland where four out of five men who have "identified" as women in our prisons were sex offenders. Not all were placed in a women's prison. This may not be a definitive list as it's only possible to record those cases reported in the media.
- Man who cannot be named: "One of three women is serving a six-year sentence for sexually assaulting her step-son as well as threatening to break his arms and legs. The woman, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity..." was held in Limerick women's prison. He appealed against the severity of his sentence but failed.
- Barbie Kardashian "..born a male named Gabrielle Alejandro Gentile.."A judge described the contents of a pre-sentencing probation report on Kardashian who threatened to torture, rape, and kill his mother, as “deeply disturbing”. He was held in the women's prison and then transferred to the men's prison in Limerick. See also news report of his trial while in prison. He left prison several weeks ago.
- Shauna Kavanagh "...previously Sean Kavanagh..." Kavanagh has been held in Limerick women's prison and also the Dóchas in Dublin. He also received a suspended sentence for his assault on a homeless woman in the Novas women's refuge in Rathmines. "... Judge Finan told the defence solicitor: 'There was not one word of remorse here, nothing about the victim, all about the accused' after the court heard the prosecution evidence."
- Bruno Binda De Souza, "...also known as Bruna Meirelles,.." said he "was introduced to child pornography by a client while using the drug crystal meth." He was held in the Midlands Prison so probably had no Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). He has now left prison. "Contacted this week and asked why De Souza had not been deported on the conclusion of the three-year jail term, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice refused to explain why this had occurred." Also see this news report.
- Ronaldo Otto "...aka Samantha Otto,.."was jailed this summer for sexually assaulting a teenage boy. He has to spend a further six months in prison "for breaching the terms of a three-year suspended sentence imposed for throwing a cup of boiling water over the face of another casino customer over six years ago." He was reported as being held in Mountjoy prison.
There doesn't appear to be much concern for women prisoners when it comes to putting men in with them. According to a shadow report issued by the IPRT (Irish Penal Reform Trust) in 2016 the vulnerable in women's prisons were listed as:
In addition in April 2021 during an inspection of Limerick women’s prison it emerged that (for "women" read "men who identify as women")
“The women raised concerns that when searches were being conducted a male officer was present in addition to a female officer. International best practice indicates that transgender prisoners should be given a choice regarding the gender of the person conducting a search. The search should be conducted by a person of the appropriate gender, with minimum interference.”
The IPRT agrees with this as the acting director said in 2022
"In regards search procedures (sic), our view is that transgender prisoners should be given a choice as to the gender of any person carrying out a search (as per international best practice advice) and/or body searches should be conducted in accordance with the expressed gender of the transgender prisoner. This would further align with Principle 9(H) of the updated Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (‘the Yogyakarta Principles’). More generally, we echo the Inspector of Prison’s recommendation that the IPS develop, in partnership with relevant civil society organisations, transgender people in prison and other relevant stakeholders, a national policy regarding the safe custody of transgender women and men."
The development of this policy has been ongoing for some years now
and doesn't yet appear to have reached a conclusion. In September 2021 Women's Space Ireland made a submission to the Irish Prison Service's Prison Rules Consultation.
The Yogyakarta Principles are cited in Government committee reports on gender, such as the Gender Recognition Act Review Group report of 2018 and the previous Gender Recognition Advisory Group report of 2011. They are described as
"a set of international principles relating to sexual orientation and gender identity... a universal guide to human rights which affirm binding international legal standards with which all States must comply."
The rapporteur for these in 2006 was Michael O'Flaherty, former director of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency and now Human Rights Commissioner at the Council of Europe. Another of the signatories was former President Mary Robinson. There has since been a later version known as the YP+10 in 2017. In May 2020 the Department of Foreign Affairs said:
"The Yogyakarta Principles are a set of principles elaborated by experts; they are not an international treaty or otherwise binding on States. They were not intended to be formally endorsed by States."
So despite the fact that Irish citizens have never been consulted on these or asked to endorse them in a vote, Irish society is having gender identity ideology imposed on it through legislation and even through the curriculum in our schools.
And putting men in women's prisons is just another way in which women are made to suffer in the pursuit of so-called "trans rights".
