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Getting to know Shelley Gregory

Getting to know Shelley Gregory

1. Can you tell FORGE a little a bit about yourself, your background, and what you do as the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center\’s Transgender Resource Coordinator? I’ve been employed at the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center since November 2016 as the Transgender Resource Coordinator. The Center obtained funding in 2016 to devote a full-time staff member…

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Improvements Made to Milwaukee Police Department’s Procedures Towards Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, & Intersex Communities

Improvements Made to Milwaukee Police Department’s Procedures Towards Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, & Intersex Communities

Milwaukee’s Fire & Police Commission voted unanimously last Friday afternoon to pass new, and improved guidelines for MPD interactions with folks from the transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex communities. The vote comes in the same month that the Trump administration rolled back Obama-era federal guidance, giving protections to transgender people in prisons.  Despite evidence that…

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