linkThe Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA) was unable to obtain a meeting with Lanier before her March 16 confirmation hearing, despite several attempts. She did phone me on March 12, and answered questions for about half an hour. Some of the GLAA concerns we discussed were:
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3. Many officers routinely assume that transgender citizens are prostitutes. That is illegal profiling. It will take determined leadership to uproot transphobia in the MPD.