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.jpTHE 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)