Trans Activist Who Secured Pre-Trial Transfer To Women's Jail Is Convicted After Threatening Neighbor With A Knife For "Misgendering" Him

Trans Activist Who Secured Pre-Trial Transfer To Women's Jail Is Convicted After Threatening Neighbor With A Knife For "Misgendering" Him

A trans-identified male in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has been convicted of unlawfully possessing a knife following an altercation with his neighbor, during which he threatened the man for referring to him by his birth name. Michelle James was first arrested in December 2024 on a charge of threats to kill. James had called police himself, and officers responding to the residence learned that he had planned to use a knife on either himself or a m…