By Anna North
Feb 2, 2012 3:00 PM
In NYPD Custody, Trans People Get Chained to Fences and Poles
http://jezebel.com/5880990/in-nypd-custody-trans-people-get-chained-to-fences-and-poles/A trans woman says that when she was arrested for a minor subway violation, NYPD officers belittled her, called her names, asked about her genitals — and kept her chained to a fence for 28 hours. Now she's suing. And it turns out she's far from alone.
In her lawsuit, Temmie Breslauer says she was arrested on January 12 in a subway station for illegally using her dad's discount fare card (only seniors and people with disabilities can get these). She says the arresting officers — the suit names one, Officer Shah — laughed at her. When they took her to the station, a desk sergeant asked her "whether she had a penis or a vagina." Breslauer explained that she was in transition. Then, instead of putting her with female inmates or in her own room, the department allegedly chose this course of action:
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Advocate.com February 02, 2012 04:30:00 PM ET
Does the NYPD Have an Endemic Problem With Trans People?
By Neal Broverman
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/02/Does_the_NYPD_Have_an_Endemic_Problem_With_Trans_People/A transgender woman tells Gawker that after she was arrested for a minor violation this month, New York City police officers berated her and left her cuffed to a wall for 28 hours.
Temmie Breslauer is suing the New York Police Department for assault, battery, false imprisonment, and violation of her civil rights. After being arrested for using a subway card that wasn't hers, she says, she was hauled into a station, called names like "He-She" and "Lady Gaga" and attached to a fence that kept her arm raised in an uncomfortable position for over a day. The NYPD didn't respond to Gawker's request for comment.
