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The Police Have to Endure Cutbacks but Still Protect Vulnerable People

18/3/2014

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I went to a main police station in Manchester yesterday to meet and talk with a police officer trainer.

Two trans friends were to come as well but unfortunately one was unable to attend due to cancelled trains.  So there was just three of us having a very interesting discussion about police support for transgender people.

Now some people would be moaning in exasperation.  "What about most of us who need help not just the odd weirdos..." blah blah blah.

I'll just stand on the outside here and say, I do understand the

exasperation BUT not the transphobia.  PLUS there's big factors here.

- The law enforces protection for trans people.  The police HAVE to gain greater understanding about assaults on trans people ('transphobia').
- If police officers understand difficulties faced by trans people through the training myself and my three colleagues/friends will do, it helps them understand the similar problems faced by various groups.  There's no massively separate actions with:

- Domestic abuse
(due to sexism, racism, disablism, homophobia, transphobia etc)
- Assaults outside the home
(due to sexism, racism, disablism, homophobia, transphobia etc)
- Attempted murders
(due to sexism, racism, disablism, homophobia, transphobia etc)
- Attempted suicides
(due to sexism, racism, disablism, homophobia, transphobia etc)
- Support by officers for victims after abuse/assaults
(due to sexism, racism, disablism, homophobia, transphobia etc)

It goes on....

Trans people
face more than the average problems. 
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