A new policy adopted by the Philadelphia Police Dept. outlines how officers should interact with transgender and nonbinary individuals.
from the National Center for Transgender Equality revealed that as of May, most of the 25 largest police departments in the United States had not adopted policies that protect transgender people. None of the departments studied explicitly required regular training on transgender interaction policies nor did they require officers to “respectfully record the name currently being used by the individual.” Only nine of the 25 departments included gender identity in their nondiscrimination policies.
“Philly’s new policy is one of the strongest policies put in place by any city in the nation and is a tremendous step forward in ensuring transgender and gender-expansive people are treated with respect by law enforcement,” said Jason Landau Goodman, executive director of the Pennsylvania Youth Congress, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization.
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