Police to get savvy on transgender issues, policies

February 28, 2010 10:01 AM
CARLYN RAY MITCHELL
THE GAZETTE

http://www.gazette.com/articles/police-94895-transgender-springs.html

Last week, Colorado Springs police joined a small number of departments in the nation in educating officers about the transgender community, a surprising move in a conservative city home to religious groups that have fiercely opposed transgender-inclusive legislation.

All Colorado Springs police officers are undergoing training on how the department expects them to behave when questioning, searching or detaining transgender individuals. That is, with the same respect offered everyone else.

"This is actually historic. This hasn't happened in many cities," said Nancy-Jo Morris, a transgender activist who helped shape the training program.

This is really positive and excellent news.