LAPD Rolls out New Transgender Policy

artoftransliness:

“Transgender advocates continue to applaud the Los Angeles Police Department’s new set of policies for interactions with trans people that it announced last week, making it the latest and one of the largest police departments in the country to do so.”

“These include addressing them by their preferred gender identities; not frisking them to determine their anatomical gender; not assuming they are involved in prostitution and not requesting the removal of wigs, makeup and other appearance-related items differently than they would of non-trans people.

Beck also unveiled plans for a first-of-its kind jail wing just for trans inmates who are particularly susceptible to violence while incarcerated. The 24-bed module will open in the LAPD women’s jail in downtown Los Angeles in May.”

this is awesome.

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    This is wonderful.
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    Better than nothing I guess.
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