Transgender sensitivity video tells police to let men into women’s washrooms
A new transgender sensitivity video from the Department of Justice (DOJ) instructs police officers on how to deal with complaints about men using women’s restrooms and instructs them to ask people if they’d rather be called “sir” or “ma’am.” “When someone’s name or gender on a license is different from what you expect, how do you react?” Cpl. Evan Baxter asks in the video. “Is this person committing identity theft? Are they a fugitive? Possibly they’re just transgender.” The DOJ’s Community Relations Service made the training video titled “Law Enforcement and the Transgender Community” in consultation with LGBT advocacy groups. The video depicts three scenarios in which law enforcement might come in contact with the “transgender community.” In the first scenario, a police officer asks a man dressed as a woman for his license and registration after pulling him over for a taillight issue. The police officer asks the driver, “Do you prefer if I call you ma’am or sir?” “I don...