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Title: Row over transsexual woman searched by male Holyrood guard
Post by: Allamakee on January 06, 2010, 07:16:48 PM
Post by: Allamakee on January 06, 2010, 07:16:48 PM
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 (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)
The Scotsman
by Mark Smith
January 7, 2010
http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Row-over-transsexual-woman-searched.5961793.jp (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)
Title: Holyrood bosses apologise after transsexual searched by male guard
Post by: Shana A on January 08, 2010, 08:43:58 AM
Post by: Shana A on January 08, 2010, 08:43:58 AM
Holyrood bosses apologise after transsexual searched by male guard
By Rory Reynolds
http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/12787-2445/ (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.
By Rory Reynolds
http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/12787-2445/ (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.
Title: Row over transsexual man searched by Holyrood guard
Post by: Butterfly on January 12, 2010, 05:17:33 AM
Post by: Butterfly on January 12, 2010, 05:17:33 AM
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/ (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.
12 January, 2010
http://www.christian.org.uk/news/row-over-transsexual-man-searched-by-holyrood-guard/ (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.