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Scottish Law Considers Biological Male Rapists as Women
06:10 - 10:50 (04:40)
Police Scotland will prosecute and treat biological male or a man who has committed rape as female and send them to a women's prison. This is despite the offender not making any effort to look like a female or what we traditionally consider as a woman.
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The Scottish government is pushing a false image of the country being diverse, when in reality it is mostly white.
06:10 - 09:37 (03:27)
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The Scottish government is pushing a false image of the country being diverse, when in reality it is mostly white. The speaker also makes insensitive comments about the vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19.
ChapterScottish Law Considers Biological Male Rapists as Women
Episode#415 - Leo Kearse - JK Rowling, Trans Athletes & Blackfishing
PodcastModern Wisdom
Police Scotland have changed the law so that even if a rapist claims to be a woman, they will be prosecuted and sent to a woman's prison, even if they don't look like one, which has raised concerns about the safety of female prisoners.
09:37 - 11:52 (02:14)
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Police Scotland have changed the law so that even if a rapist claims to be a woman, they will be prosecuted and sent to a woman's prison, even if they don't look like one, which has raised concerns about the safety of female prisoners. This gender self-identification law has caused controversy, with worries that it can be used to unfairly accuse someone of being transphobic or racist.