That Trans Thread

[Jehanne]

I wonder if the transgender inmates have fewer behavior problems?  Sociologists study everything social, and, so, this is a curiosity of mine.

What little research I’ve seen suggests that LGBTQ people in general seem to be more likely to be victimized than victimizers in prison. Full disclosure, a lot of that research was from watching Oz with some Orange is the New Black.

That would be my supposition, also.  If an inmate is concerned with their makeup, nails and hair, they are not likely to be picking fights.  Likewise, if they are choosing a skirt to pants on any given day, they are probably not dressing for a fight, either, unless they are also a Samurai warrior.  (And, I fully expect to be corrected on this comparison, as Samurai warriors do not, typically, wear skirts.)