Media still has a ways to go in reporting on transgender people
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Alex Blaze
November 2, 2010 2:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/11/media_still_has_a_ways_to_go_in_reporting_on_trans.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2010/11/media_still_has_a_ways_to_go_in_reporting_on_trans.php)
I was just going to post on a case of police brutality against a transgender resident of Portland, Oregon, once again the media is so not up to speed on these issues that it's hard to tell what even happened. Here's The Oregonian:
A transgender driver who claims a Portland police officer grabbed her breasts and genitalia during a search instead of waiting for a female cop to arrive is suing the city for more than $200,000.
The suit states that Chlole Lucero, 27, "is male in outward appearance" but notes that her driver's license identifies her as female. The suit claims the officer was aware of this designation.