The entire Fort Lauderdale (FL) Police Department should undergo extra training on how to properly treat transgender people, a city panel has decided.
FL Officer Reprimanded for Misgendering Trans Motorist on Ticket
The entire Fort Lauderdale (FL) Police Department should undergo extra training on how to properly treat transgender people, a city panel has decided.
July 12, 2017
Shelby Kendall complained after a Ft. Lauderdale officer misgendered her as male on citation. The officer was reprimanded by a citizen review board. (Photo: Sun-Sentinel Video Screenshot)
The suggestion came Monday during a Citizens Police Review Board hearing for a police officer who categorized a transgender woman as male on a citation .
The board, which serves as a watchdog group over police, also decided the officer should receive a written reprimand for the incident.
Officer James Brinton faced a complaint from Shelby Kendall after he pulled her over in January for reckless driving in a Camaro. Despite Kendall’s driver’s license saying she is female, Brinton changed the traffic citation to list her as male.
Brinton said he thought the information on the driver’s license was a mistake, the Sun-Sentinel reports.