Scarlet Blake, is a 26 year-old trans woman who has been convicted of the murder of a 30 year-old car worker, Jorge Martin Carrero, and will serve at least 24 years in prison. It has been reported that she will serve her sentence in a male prison.
No-one would want to be associated with the horrific crimes committed by Scarlet Blake, which are deplored by everyone whoever they are – particularly in the trans community. We are all shocked by the news, but her gender is irrelevant to the situation. Trans people are just people. It is unfortunate – but not surprising – that some in the media use Blake’s crimes as a means of justifying their prejudice against trans people in general.