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Moreno to introduce transgender CPD ordinance
by Windy City Media Group
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Wed. February 22, 2012  8:35:43 AM : 0 Comments - start the discussion
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Chicago, IL — After more than two years of pushing by local organizations, Ald. Proco Joe Moreno is poised to introduce a transgender police ordinance to the City Council next month.

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Ald. Proco Moreno
    According to a fact sheet put out by veteran activist Rick Garcia and Anthony Martinez, executive director of The Civil Rights Agenda (TCRA), the ordinance will mandate a policy for interacting with transgender detainees and set up a mayoral-appointed commission to oversee the treatment of transgender arrestees.

    "It's a human rights issue," said Moreno, who added that the ordinance is intended to address a "hole in the policy of the police of Chicago."

    The policy comes after years of complaints from transgender people who have reported being harassed or misgendered by police officers.

    Read more in the Windy City Times

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