Row over transsexual woman searched by male Holyrood guard

[Allamakee]

Row over transsexual woman searched by male Holyrood guard
The Scotsman
by Mark Smith
January 7, 2010

http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Row-over-transsexual-woman-searched.5961793.jp

THE Scottish Parliament has apologised after a transgender visitor complained about being searched by a male security guard.

An investigation was launched after the visitor, who was born a man and now lives as a woman, asked to be searched by a female security guard at the public entrance at Holyrood.

However, the female security guards on duty refused, as they understood the visitor was a man, and a male security guard carried out a search.

(NB: the woman was attending an event at Parliament organized by an LGBT group)

[Shana A]

Holyrood bosses apologise after transsexual searched by male guard

By Rory Reynolds

http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/12787-2445/

BOSSES at the Scottish Parliament have been forced to apologise after a "very vulnerable young" transsexual visitor was searched by a male security guard.

Staff at Holyrood launched an investigation after the woman – who was previously a man – was refused the right to be searched by a woman security officer.

[Butterfly]

Row over transsexual man searched by Holyrood guard
12 January, 2010


http://www.christian.org.uk/news/row-over-transsexual-man-searched-by-holyrood-guard/


The Scottish Parliament has apologised after a transsexual man, who lives as a woman, was searched by a male security guard while visiting an LGBT Scotland event at Holyrood.

The row erupted after female security guards refused to search the visitor because they believed he was male.