Legal researcher, writer, journalist | Trans Rights Lead @ Good Law Project | PhD student @ University of Leeds
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Sex Matters submit that the trans person in detention might eg deliberately take longer removing their clothing to humiliate the police officer.
A great post from Jess explaining GLP's approach to fighting for trans rights, and a good reminder for all of us.
None of us can win the battle alone - there is no one magic bullet to fix transphobia, or one lone hero coming to save us.
But every single person - every action - makes a difference.
From what I can grasp, Sex Matters' argument seems to rely on the idea that the relevant legislation limiting the scope of the power of police searches actually exists to protect the rights of *police officers* – not just detainees.
"Akua Reindorf KC, for the University of Cambridge, suggested Evans’ emotional testimony in court about the suicide of a former colleague amounted to 'crocodile tears'. 'No, and that is an offensive thing to say,' Evans replied."
