In late March, the United States Department of Justice unveiled a new outreach program that seeks to quell the often contentious relationship between law enforcement and the transgender community. A 2011 study found that 20 percent of transgender respondents had experienced harassment at the hands of law enforcement, and that 6 percent had suffered physical abuse. The new project will be headed up by the Community Relations Service Unit of the DoJ that seeks to protect the civil rights of all people.
Via Advocate.com:
The DOJ’s training includes instruction designed to educate officers on what is and is not appropriate to say or do to trans people. For instance, officers will be trained to ask a trans person’s preferred pronoun, and they will be cautioned against inquiring about one’s surgical status or using derogatory language about these individuals.
