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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by rmah on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @04:29PM (#27609873)
It turns out there is evidence...

plank_time wrote: In the UK prisons, transgender women sexually assault women 5x more than cis women sexually assault women. https://archive.is/iYD5T

Haven't dug into it to see how strong that evidence is, but to say none seems incorrect.

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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by nepeckman on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @04:35PM (#27609960)
It is actually incorrect, I just responded to that comment. See below:

If you read the article you linked, you will find that is not true. From the article: "between 2016 and 2020, there were seven sexual assaults against females in women's prisons by trans women." 7 assaults in 4 years is not 5x more.

If you are referring to the statistic that "trans inmates are 1% of the population and commit 5.6% of the assaults", you will find that the trans inmates in question are actually trans men being incorrectly housed in women's prisons.

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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by rmah on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @04:37PM (#27609989)
I see, thanks for the clarification
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