Transgender woman 'raped over 2,000 times' in male-only prison

Brisbane: In a horrifying revelation, a transgender woman has confessed that she was raped more than 2,000 times in a male-only prison, where she was lodged on charges of theft, according to a report in the Daily Mail.

Identified as Mary, she had spent over four years in a male prison in Brisbane for stealing a car. She revealed her horrific torment during the term she spent in Boggo Road Prison in Brisbane.

Mary said that in such prisons victims are often forced to indulge in sex acts under the pretext of protecting them from other attackers. But the victims only get into more trouble and pain. They are only protected and kept alive for other prisoners' pleasure.

"It was rape and yes I was flogged and bashed to the point where I knew I had to do it in order to survive, but survival was basically for other prisoners' pleasure," Mary was quoted as saying.

Describing her torment, Mary said that when she first reached the prison, she was asked to strip completely naked for a body check up in front of other inmates and they came to know that she was a transgender.

Mary further added that things got worse when she was denied hormonal treatment inside the prison. Within a week, her facial hair started regrowing but she was refused any help.

To escape everyday abuse and trauma, Mary had tried three unsuccessful attempts to flee from the prison.

"We are human beings and most of us were born this way and we want to just live our lives but are ridiculed by society because we have the guts to be who we are," Mary said after being released from the prison after finishing her four-year term.