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Fla. cops receive training on transgender issues

Started by traci_k, September 09, 2015, 06:52:10 AM

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September 09, 2015, 06:52:10 AM
Fla. cops receive training on transgender issues

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-cops-receive-training-on-transgender-issues/

By Crimesider Staff CBS/AP September 8, 2015, 8:56 AM

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The St. Petersburg Police Department is launching a new transgender sensitivity training program.

The training comes two months after a Tampa transgender woman's murder - and law enforcement's handling of it - captured national attention.

After 25-year-old India Clarke's body was found in a Tampa park July 21, law enforcement identified her by the name and gender she was born with even though she had identified as female for years. Backlash from across the country followed, sparking a discussion about how law enforcement handles the identities of transgender people.
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Well at least one police department is doing something to better train officers that transpeople are first and formost people deserving respect. Hopefully more will follow.
Traci Melissa Knight
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