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Title: Santa Ana Transgenders Speak Out on Police Treatment
Post by: Shana A on August 10, 2011, 01:00:09 PM
Post by: Shana A on August 10, 2011, 01:00:09 PM
Santa Ana Transgenders Speak Out on Police Treatment
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 5:21 am
ADAM ELMAHREK
http://voiceofoc.org/oc_central/article_dc220fe2-c34b-11e0-8537-001cc4c002e0.html (http://voiceofoc.org/oc_central/article_dc220fe2-c34b-11e0-8537-001cc4c002e0.html)
Morena Lopez, a transgender woman, told a gathering of 25 people Monday that she was recently harassed by Santa Ana police officers as she walked down the street with a friend. The officers humiliated her, she said, and accused her of being a prostitute.
Lopez was just one of several transgender women who spoke of such encounters with police during the meeting organized by The Center Orange County, a community services organization geared toward the LGBT community.
"I shouldn't feel guilty for wearing a dress out in the streets," Lopez told the crowd.
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 5:21 am
ADAM ELMAHREK
http://voiceofoc.org/oc_central/article_dc220fe2-c34b-11e0-8537-001cc4c002e0.html (http://voiceofoc.org/oc_central/article_dc220fe2-c34b-11e0-8537-001cc4c002e0.html)
Morena Lopez, a transgender woman, told a gathering of 25 people Monday that she was recently harassed by Santa Ana police officers as she walked down the street with a friend. The officers humiliated her, she said, and accused her of being a prostitute.
Lopez was just one of several transgender women who spoke of such encounters with police during the meeting organized by The Center Orange County, a community services organization geared toward the LGBT community.
"I shouldn't feel guilty for wearing a dress out in the streets," Lopez told the crowd.
Title: Re: Santa Ana Transgenders Speak Out on Police Treatment
Post by: Korlee on August 11, 2011, 06:27:43 AM
Post by: Korlee on August 11, 2011, 06:27:43 AM
He might say at the end of the day they are one community.. but he sure doesn't act like it.