What’s Current: Canadian female prison guard forced to monitor trans-identified male develops PTSD

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  • A Canadian female corrections officer is awarded compensation after developing post-traumatic stress disorder from being forced to monitor a trans-identified male inmate who had recently been transferred to a women’s prison. The 55-year-old woman revealed to her employer that she had childhood sexual trauma, making the position difficult for her.
  • Nicola Sturgeon’s government rejects pleas to exclude children from Scotland’s gender identity recognition reforms, announcing trans-identified minors are eligible to legally change their sex as of their 16th birthday.
  • Los Angeles Magazine publishes an interview with a trans-identified male recently arrested for exposing himself to women and girls in the infamous Wi Spa women’s changing area incident in 2021.
  • 4W reports a trans-identified male University of Brazil student who assaulted a female peer for confronting him in a campus women’s bathroom has a history of aggressive and threatening behavior towards women.
Meghan McCarty

Meghan McCarty is an undergraduate student and aspiring journalist living in the United States.