Tara Hudson
A man who changed his body using surgery to become a woman has
cried out to prison authorities to protect her life. The transgender
woman who was born a man has been sent to an all male prison but fears
she will be molested and attacked by men in the prison.
Tara Hudson, 26, has lived as a female all of her adult life and undergone six years of gender reconstruction surgery,
Tara's Mother
Tara, who was born Aaron, admitted assault after an incident at a
bar on Boxing Day, 2014 and was jailed for 12 weeks. A Magistrate Court
ruled that Tara should serve her sentence inside a Category-B male
prison because her passport says she is still a man. Her mum condemned
the move saying even doctors have confirmed she is now a woman. Tara’s
mum, Jackie Brooklyn has written to the prison governor as she fears her
daughter will be targeted by the male prisoners.
She said: “There’s nothing male about her, nobody would know the
difference. She looks like a woman. She’s gorgeous. We think it’s
totally outrageous. I don’t think she will cope well at all. I just feel
the men are going to go after her. It’s going to be humiliating. I just
want to get my daughter into a safe, female environment where she
belongs and will continue to fight the decision.
he’s been through a hard time and this could set her right back. I
don’t think the magistrates have taken that into consideration. I fear
that it is a potentially dangerous situation for her to be in and feel
strongly that she would be far safer in a female environment. While I
understand it is a complex issue, the treatment of transgender
individuals by the British judicial system is one that clearly requires
greater attention and thought. The primary focus should be the safety
and wellbeing of those involved.”