A transgender woman has been found guilty of raping two women when she was a man. Isla Bryson, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, committed the crimes before she transitioned to female and when she was known by the “dead name” Adam Graham. A six-day trial at the High Court in Glasgow heard Bryson raped two women: one in Clydebank in 2016 and one in Drumchapel, Glasgow, in 2019. She met both her victims online, with prosecutors saying she “preyed” on vulnerable women. Bryson denied the charges, telling the court she “would never hurt another human being”. After less than a day of deliberation, a jury found her guilty of both rape charges. Addressing Bryson in the dock on Tuesday, judge Lord Scott said: “You have been convicted by the jury of two extremely serious charges; those being charges of rape.” He told her the crimes are “considerable” and that “a significant sentence is inevitable”.
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A Canadian government study published this year looking into trans inmates in federal prisons revealed that most trans women (i.e., males who identify as women) were convicted of serious violent offenses and sex crimes, with over half of their sex victims being children. The UK and US governments do not publish data on trans inmates.
After Bill C-16 was passed in Canada in 2017, which enshrined into Canadian human rights law gender identity and gender expression, the Correctional Service of Canada initiated a study into "gender diverse" inmates in its federal prisons.
The newly-published study reveals that over 44 percent of trans women inmates (i.e., biological males who identify as women) have a history of sex crimes, with over half of their victims being children. Over 41 percent of trans women inmates are in prison for homicides, which is twice as high as male inmates who still identify as men. The study has been. 👀 attached here as a PDF.
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