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Title: Transgender and intersex people are ‘medically unfit’ to join the police
Post by: stephaniec on December 18, 2015, 01:01:11 PM
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?" "
Title: Re: Transgender and intersex people are ‘medically unfit’ to join the police
Post by: suzifrommd on December 18, 2015, 01:04:42 PM
Is that because police routinely subdue suspects with their testicles?
Title: Re: Transgender and intersex people are ‘medically unfit’ to join the police
Post by: Deborah on December 18, 2015, 01:34:00 PM
Only when they forget their billy club.


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Title: Re: Transgender and intersex people are ‘medically unfit’ to join the police
Post by: FTMax on December 19, 2015, 05:53:37 PM
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.
Title: Re: Transgender and intersex people are ‘medically unfit’ to join the police
Post by: AnonyMs on December 19, 2015, 10:39:42 PM
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
Title: Re: Transgender and intersex people are ‘medically unfit’ to join the police
Post by: MichaelL on December 20, 2015, 04:43:12 PM
I thought this was in Berlin