Is it true, that because I'm Bi, that I'm most likely to be unfairly incarcerated?

MouseKeeper · Jul 12, 2015

So, I was reading this article:
Standing With LGBT Prisoners: An Advocate

and it has a section that reads:

While statistics about criminal justice and LGBT people in general are lacking, we know that some groups of LGBT people are disproportionately likely to come into contact with the criminal justice system, particularly LGBT youth and transgender people. A history of bias, abuse, and profiling toward LGBT people by law enforcement has contributed to disproportionate contacts with the justice system.1 Moreover, while people may end up in jail or prison for many reasons, people who are poor are more likely to end up behind bars, and LGBT people are disproportionately poor.
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Is what this article saying, true? Am I more likely to be incarcerated for whatever reason, because I'm bi?

Cider · Jul 12, 2015

Re: Is it true, that because I'm Bi, that I'm most likely to be unfairly incarcerated

I don't really know why whoever is arresting you has to know your sexuality. And, I have no idea how being LGBT would correlate into getting into trouble with the law.

So honestly, I don't take that article too seriously.

Open Arms · Jul 12, 2015

Re: Is it true, that because I'm Bi, that I'm most likely to be unfairly incarcerated

No, definitely not. Don't worry unless you're doing something illegal.

Chip · Jul 12, 2015

Re: Is it true, that because I'm Bi, that I'm most likely to be unfairly incarcerated

That author is quoting a 10 year old article, based on statistics even older than that, and the article in question isn't the most robust in terms of sources and data.

The article also speaks more to issues with transgender people than with bisexual or gay people, and as we know, transgender rights and societal acceptance have always trailed gay rights, so there's an additional reason to discount the generalization of its findings to gay and bisexual people.

I'd say you can safely ignore the main implication of the article.

Is it true, that because I'm Bi, that I'm most likely to be unfairly incarcerated?

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