A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “Under previous policy, we had advised that someone with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) may be searched in accordance with their acquired sex, however as an interim position while we digest yesterday’s judgement, we have advised our officers that any same sex searches in custody are to be undertaken in accordance with the biological birth sex of the detainee.
“We are in the process of reviewing the implications of the ruling and will consider any necessary updates to our policies and practices in line with the law and national guidance.”
The UK keeps circling the same drain the US fell through
God, I’m tired
Me fuckin’ too.
Just existing has been exhausting lately.
As an American Transwoman I’m worried America is looking at the UK and taking notes.
jk rowling funding a lawsuit to make it legal for the police to sexually assault women - including cis women - is yet another reason why she’s a terrible human
It absolutely bewilders me.
If I had anything approaching her levels of wealth, I’d be on a beach sipping cocktails, going rock climbing, getting railed by goth girls, or trying all kinds of new hobbies that the normal person wouldn’t have the time or resources to try.
She spends her time doing this, and sitting on twitter trying to get retweets from people with swastikas in their profile pictures.
Time is the one thing that’s finite for her, and she’s choosing to spend it on this bullshit. I can’t wrap my head around it.
You don’t see Enya pulling this shit.
So now, if you’re a woman and some pervert cop takes a fancy to you all he has to do is say “I reckoned she looked trans so I did the search myself” and he can touch you up as much as he feels he can get away with
Even better, he can demand her to strip naked for him. Purely theoretical of course, the bobbies would never abuse their power.
Goodness no, perish the very thought. This fucking country…
I’m new here and it seems just as left leaning as Reddit but there going to be teething problems. The percentage of Trans people in the country and those that will actually be affected by this is negligible.
