Transgender and intersex people are ‘medically unfit’ to join the police

[stephaniec]

Transgender and intersex people are 'medically unfit' to join the police

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/12/18/transgender-and-intersex-people-are-medically-unfit-to-join-the-police/

Pink News/By Michelle O'Toole   12/18/2015

"Transgender and intersex people who wish to join the Berlin police may be turned away because of the medical treatments they have received.

According to a report in The Local DE, German politician Tom Schreiber made an enquiry to the Berlin city government where he asked "Can applicants to the police and fire service be found unfit for service because they have previously undergone sex reassignment surgery?" "

[suzifrommd]

Is that because police routinely subdue suspects with their testicles?

[Deborah]

Only when they forget their billy club.


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[FTMax]

That's interesting. I was a cop pre-transition, and I'm currently trying to get hired on with a new department. They've already started my background investigation and so far have nothing to say on the trans matter. I'm sure we'll have a more in depth discussion of it at some point, but so far, no issues with them. It is a pretty progressive organization though, so I'd be surprised if they did have a problem.

[AnonyMs]

That's Germany, but I recall a case in the UK where it was just fine, and found 3 of them

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1176734/Sex-change-Army-hero-Jan-Scotlands-transgender-police-officer.html

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-gay-rights-britain-idUKKBN0OX0VP20150617

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/transgender-former-police-officer-who-1294017

[MichaelL]

I thought this was in Berlin