I saw one of the m/disinfo communities on here post this and make generic anti-trans hay about it in lieu of critical thinking ability or useful commentary. Seems like this decision was made strongly based on this individual’s history and that everyone’s safety was considered. Hardly a referendum on ‘trans issues’
A judge has ruled against a transgender inmate with a lengthy record of sex crimes involving women, refusing her request to order the Correctional Service of Canada to move her from the men’s prison system into a women’s institution.
Amanda Cooper, who has been incarcerated as a dangerous offender since 2001 for crimes committed when she identified as a man, underwent full gender surgery two years ago, and argued she feared for her safety in a men’s prison and was in self-imposed isolation.
Correctional authorities, however, refused the 59-year-old’s requests to move to a women’s institution, citing her risk and the safety of other women inmates. Cooper filed for a judicial review, which was heard last month in Federal Court in a virtual hearing out of Halifax.
We as Canadians have rights, and so does Ms. Cooper, including with respect to how she wishes to identify herself. However, these rights are conferred “subject to reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society”.
In this case, given a previously established pattern of criminal sexual behaviour of Ms. Cooper around women, limits to Ms. Cooper’s rights in this case seem to me to be demonstrably justified, for her safety and the safety of those around her.