The News Tribune – by Craig Sailor
Two local transgender cops — one a Seattle police officer and the other a King County Sheriff’s deputy — are the subjects of a documentary on HBO.
“VICE News Tonight” correspondent Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani interviewed Seattle police officer Tori Newburn and King County Sheriff’s deputy Jamie Deer for the show.
Newburn is the first openly transgender cop on Seattle’s force. He had already begun his transition to male when he enrolled in a police academy in 2014.
“People wouldn’t know I was transgender unless I told them,” Newburn said.
The transgender community has gained more visibility than it’s ever had. Because of, or despite that, legislation affecting them has increased in the form of so-called bathroom bills. Proponents tried but failed to get one on the ballot in Washington in 2016.
Deer began his career on the King County Sherriff’s Office as a woman. When he began to transition he knew he had to come out as transgender.
“I would rather face an armed suspect…than having to come out to 700 co-workers,” Deer said. “To open yourself up like that was terrifying.”
Both cops hope that their coming out will foster trust between the transgender community and police agencies.
“It’s a long process to earn trust back when trust has been broken in the past,” Newburn said. “My hope is that me coming out as transgender police officer will be another layer in building that bridge.”
“Trans Law Enforcement” premiered Thursday on “VICE News Tonight.” It’s currently available on HBO Go, HBO Now, and HBO On Demand.
Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article124937204.html#storylink=cpy
What happens with these trans-persons if they change their mind, can their re-gendering be reversed?
This a serious question, not being a smart-ass nor am i bigoted toward trans-genders, merely curious.
Technically, their sex was never changed to begin with. If you’re born a male, you’ll die a male, and likewise for females.
If someone decides to PRETEND to be a member of the opposite sex, then whether that’s totally reversible probably depends on how far they took it. If they get surgery on their genitals, or even extensive hormone treatments, that’s probably going to be pretty permanent.
Almost as bad as the Alameda County alcoholic tranny judge who is now a “lesbian” and in a gay “marriage”
Welcome to the freakshow.
Like Carlin said…..
We got a front row seat.
So sit back and relax.
Have some popcorn with real butter.
Then we can wash it down with some..
Apathy cola.
Remember. …..
As my nam corpsman friend would say.
“It’s Only a Movie”