The Los Angeles Times on Saturday December 15 published an article by reporter Jill Leovy that quoted Vice Sgt. Emalee Baptiste as stating that Los Angeles Police officers, including herself, were resistant to requests by transgender activists that officers address male-to-woman transgenders as "she" rathar than "he". Baptiste is further quoted as saying that the police officers resent filling out racial profiling reports on their detentions and arrests, as is required by City policy. The article futher detailed the transgenders' struggle for respect and the police tactics of citing transgenders for minor offenses, such as double-parking or open-liquor containers, in their efforts to combat alleged street prostitution.

The entire article can be read @ latimes.com/news/local/la-0000991dec15.story.