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Like other serious crimes of violence, rape is a male crime. This is a judgment of law and of fact. Scots law defines rape as non-consensual penetration with a penis. Only biological males can commit rape. Until very recently this was not considered controversial.

Times have changed. In Scotland, as in other parts of the UK, reality gives way to fantasy. We pretend that women can — and do — commit rape. This absurdity is not restricted to Scotland. In England and Wales 436 male-bodied sex offenders were classified as women from 2012 to 2018 and at the weekend Police Scotland confirmed that if a man who rapes a woman wishes to be considered a woman, the authorities will honour that request.

According to the police, “The sex/gender identification of individuals who come into contact with the police will be based on how they present or how they self-declare.” Leaving aside the fact that sex and gender identification are different things, this leads to the ostensibly baffling situation where “women” may now be prosecuted for a crime — rape — which can only be committed by biological males.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/s...ople-bnpvt0h5k