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Scottish Government Moves Transgender Woman Convicted of Rape Out of All-Female Prison

The Scottish government has decided to move a transgender woman convicted of rape out of an all-female prison following concerns over the safety of other inmates. The decision comes weeks after the Scottish parliament passed a bill to make it easier for people to change their legal gender, drawing criticism from some women’s rights campaigners who argue that predatory men could use it to access single-sex spaces such as bathrooms.
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The Ongoing Trauma of Conversion Therapy in the UK

The Conservative Party first promised to put an end to conversion therapy in 2018 under the leadership of Theresa May. However, in 2022, her successor, Boris Johnson, announced plans to quietly drop the ban altogether. This led to public outcry and the party backpedaled, announcing that they would legislate against conversion therapy, but only for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals, leaving out trans men and women.