UC Berkeley PD's Transphobia Problem by Oaks4Peace

Friday Sep 16th, 2011 12:00 PM

How do the UC Berkeley Police interact with LGBTQ activists? Is the UCB-PD respecting the rights of the LGBTQ community?



A trans-woman activist found herself being interviewed by police after a direct-action in People's Park. The interview goes sour as transphobia seeps from the UC Berkeley police.





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How do the UC Berkeley Police interact with LGBTQ activists? Is the UCB-PD respecting the rights of the LGBTQ community?



A trans-woman activist found herself being interviewed by police after a direct-action in People's Park. The interview goes sour as transphobia seeps from the UC Berkeley police.



An attempt is made to make a formal complaint on her behalf, and to ascertain the identity of the police department members involved in the ignorant remarks .