Transgender Prisoners At Queensland Correctional Facilities

Transgender prisoners in Queensland Correctional Facilities Introduction: Defined as a person whose biological gender does not conform to their self-identity, transgender people are a class of society that have been subject to severe vulnerability and discrimination over the years. Discrimination and vulnerability is especially apparent when a transgender individual has been incarcerated in a facility or institution. This evaluative essay will firstly highlight and investigate the legalities through the means of acts, policies and/or procedures that limit transgender prisoners of their rights in prison in Queensland, Australia. Secondly, the current status of transgender prisoners in the state of Queensland will closely be compared and contrasted to the degrading and discriminatory values that have been incorporated into the United States of America. In conclusion, the current success of addressing the area of transgender individuals in Queensland’s prisons will be examined, along with any recommendations that can be made to wider accept and provid e for transgender prisoners in Queensland. Identification of Transgender: A person’s sex is determined on the basis of three fundamental human physiognomies, chromosomes (XX for a female and XY for a male), gonads (ovaries for females and testes for males) and the obvious being genitals (vagina for a females and a penis for males). However socially, gender identity is formulated on the grounds of stereotypical roles from both