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Cross-dressing NZ Cop Sacked For Stealing Dress
Contributed by Maiki
Palmerston North (New Zealand) - A cross-dressing New Zealand policeman has
been sacked following his conviction for stealing a dress from a second-hand
clothing shop.
But Paul Jones, who received his letter of dismissal on Christmas Eve,
yesterday vowed to fight his dismissal.
He was convicted last June and fined NZ$450 (S$463) [US$320].
In December, the evidence was reheard due to a fault with the recording
equipment used during the trial.
He then lost an appeal in the High Court to have his conviction and sentence
overturned.
Jones said he still wanted to be a police officer and would fight to stay on.
He said he loved the job, thought he was good at it, and believed most of his
colleagues would support his remaining in the force.
Throughout both court hearings, he maintained that he had never seen the
purple designer dress he was accused of stealing.
Manawatu-Wanganui police district manager Superintendent Mark Lammas said
that he could not recall any officer convicted of an offence involving
dishonesty remaining in the force.
Police Association President Greg O'Connor said that he believed the
dismissal was appropriate.
"He hasn't been dismissed for cross-dressing, he has been dismissed for
theft."
"The cross-dressing is really a peripheral matter," he said.
-- from the Straits Times, Singapore.
BC Legislature Considers TG Rights
Contributed by Christine Miles
A report presented to the British Columbia provincial government on
January 19 of this year recommends full legal protection be extended to
transsexuals and transvestites under provincial human rights
legistlation.
If adopted by the government, B.C. would become the first
Canadian province to offer this kind of protection to transgendered
individuals. The legislation would make it illegal to fire, evict,
refuse service and otherwise discriminate against a person on the basis
of their gender orientation, and it would also provide a measure of
legal clout to transgendered individuals fighting harrassment or assault
cases in court.
Perhaps more significantly, such legislation would set an important
precedent in Canada that might ultimately result in nationwide
protection for the transgendered community under the law.
Canadian sisters may wish to make their voices heard to ensure that
the B.C. government knows that this is legislation whose time has come.
Connolly to Play TV In Sitcom
Contributed by Elizabeth Parker
Comedian Billy Connolly is to play a transvestite in an upcoming episode
of American sitcom Veronica's Closet.
The Scots comic - renowned in his early days for his wild costume and
wilder beard - will play a kinky businessman who turns up wearing a skirt for
a date with the Sky One show's star Kirstie Alley.
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