After our lawsuit, Boston Police announce guidelines for how to interact with transgender people

Last week, the Boston Police Department announced a new policy that instructs officers how to properly interact with and respect transgender people. This policy is announced just a few months after our client Brenda Wernikoff agreed to accept $30,000 and a judgment against the City of Boston to resolve her claim that she was falsely arrested and subject to discrimination for using the women’s bathroom at a homeless shelter. The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition has been working with the Boston Police to draft this new policy.

To learn more about the new police guidelines, read the articles in the Boston Globe and The Boston Herald.

Click here to learn more about our lawsuit against the Boston police officers who violated Ms. Wernikoff’s rights.