Category: police
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Video shows L.A. deputy’s violent arrest of transgender man
Video shows L.A. deputy’s violent arrest of transgender man NBC News
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Transgender man fighting to have charges dropped after 7-Eleven incident
Transgender man fighting to have charges dropped after 7-Eleven incident NBC News
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Transgender man accuses LA County deputy of excessive force during a traffic stop
Transgender man accuses LA County deputy of excessive force during a traffic stop CBS Los Angeles
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LGBT+ Pride event in Georgia evacuated as far-right protesters storm site
TBILISI — The European country of Georgia’s annual LGBT+ Pride event was evacuated by the police on Saturday after hundreds of counter-protesters stormed the site. Rating: Transneutral, Politico, July 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Police ‘assessing’ Laurence Fox Pride flag burning video
The Metropolitan Police are “assessing” a video of Laurence Fox burning a LGBTQ+ Pride flag on Father’s Day. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (Transphobic Video archive)
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Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise
Target stores in at least five states were evacuated this weekend after receiving bomb threats. Though no explosives were discovered, the incidents tie into the backlash over the retail chain’s Pride Month merchandise. Rating: Transneutral, Washington Post, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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San Francisco’s Deep History of Policing Public Cross-Dressing
A 19th-century law led to over 100 local arrests of people wearing clothes typical of the opposite sex — an archaic ban akin to Tennessee’s recent law banning public drag, which has now been blocked and deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge. Rating: Transsupportive, Underscore, June 5, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Parents Protest Pride Event at Los Angeles Elementary School
Police officers had to separate protesters and counterprotesters outside a Los Angeles elementary school that has become a flashpoint for LGBTQ+ issues involving children in California during Pride month. California18, June 3, 2023 (PDF archive)