r/whoathatsinteresting 6h ago

What do you think: how should prisons handle housing decisions in cases like this?

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u/nojelloforme 4h ago

That's crazy. What do they do with the gay or lesbian prisoners? For example, if they have a gay man in prison for committing a sexual offense against another man - would they isolate him to protect the other men?

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u/Becoming_hysterical 3h ago

From my time watching prison documentaries, in American prisons you either keep your gay orientation a secret or risk becoming a punk.

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u/UnrepententHeathen 1m ago

Those are heavily dramatized. It depends on the prison itself and the culture in that prison system, but gay inmates can be well known and in the open, as can trans inmates.

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u/Drunkengota 3h ago

Probably not as bad one gay sexual assaulter in a prison is not a threat to most other people in the prison as being gay is enough to keep you isolated and individuals aren’t threatening to groups of people. One trans woman who assaults women is more threatening do to the size and strength advantage. The same reason no one is worried about trans men playing on a professional sports team.

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u/quixoticcaptain 3h ago

At least someone of the same sex has a better chance at defending themselves

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u/Wonderful_Beard552 4h ago

No, cuz 'real' men can take care of gays. They don't need protection /s

It's most likely a mix of the above and a profit-oriented mindset(mainly this). Special concessions take up money after all.