Chris-Chan Placed In Male Jail Despite Identifying As Female

Chris Chan, whose real name is Christine Weston Chandler, was arrested in Virginia on Monday and is being charged with one count of incest after admitting to having sex with their elderly mother in a leaked phone call. It's now being reported that Chandler is doing a mandatory COVID-19 quarantine at Central Virginia Regional Jail, a men's jail.

This decision has sparked mixed feelings online. Chris Chan has identified as female since 2014 and legally changed her name from "Chris" to "Christine" in 2016. According to The Daily Mail, Chandler was to be placed with women originally, but her gender categorization was changed from female to male in the VINE system. Because of the severe nature of Chris Chan's crime, along with Chris Chan's lengthy, troubling past and her own alleged tendency to swap between male and female pronouns, users online are torn as to whether or not it's appropriate to defend Chandler's misgendering.

Misgendering someone because of the nature of their crime is a grey area but come on. This is Chris Chan. "Christine" is based on an alien queen or something.

— Christina Tasty (@ChristinaTasty) August 3, 2021

No, I understand how serious it is to misgender someone no matter what crimes they commit but with Chris Chan, I'm on a fence because of how they think about other transpeople and also calling themself a male lesbian is just lesbophobic

— shiloh ✨ they/them (@shilohtwt) August 4, 2021

If you agree with misgendering Chris-Chan because she's a rapist, you must also agree with calling James Charles a faggot because he was creepy to minors, right?

At what point is it ok to call someone slurs and attack their identity, I'm just trying to get an understanding

— Xavier's Online (@xaviersonline) August 3, 2021

Chris Chan I feel should not be in a prison with male or female inmates because of her vulnerability and predatory behaviour respectively really she needs to be somewhere where her mental health can finally get addressed

— Kirsty Marie #BLM #BlackAutisticLivesMatter (@care_kirsty) August 4, 2021

My Chris Chan post is up on my page, I’m tired of arguing with people because they wanna go “BUT CHRIS IS A SHEEEEE” I have nothing against the trans community but Chris admitted to being trans to get with lesbians, and is transphobic and homophobic to this day. (1/?) pic.twitter.com/DlnPm40a4D

— Azrael Auditore 🇵🇷 (@Heehaw_JWF) August 5, 2021

Chris Chan is currently being held without bond. According to Newsweek, Chandler got notably frustrated during the court hearing on Thursday, and even stomped her feet at the judge after being denied bond and the opportunity "to get everything back home."