The document discusses Patrick M. Callahan, the founder and president of Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs International (TCOPS). TCOPS provides support services to transgender law enforcement officers, support staff, emergency responders, and firefighters. The document discusses common questions and misconceptions about transgender people and provides definitions of key terms to promote understanding.

1. Founder & President
TCOPS International
www.TCOPS-International.org

2.  Personal
 Professional
 Philosophy of Life

3. Who is
Patrick M. Callahan?
Personal
Professional
Philosophy
of Life

4. Transgender Community of
Police and Sheriffs International
(TCOPS)

5. Who we are:
Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs)
Federal, State, County, Municipal
Active, Former, and Retired
Law Enforcement Support Personnel (LESP)
Dispatchers, Crime Scene Technicians,
Community Service Officers and others
Active, Former, and Retired

7. Who we are:
Emergency Medical Services
Professionals (EMS)
Federal, State, County, Municipal
Paramedics, EMTs, Tactical Medics, SAR Medics, others
Active, Former, and Retired
Fire Service Professionals (Fire)
Federal, State, County, Municipal
Firefighters, Fire Marshalls, Arson Investigators, others
Active, Former, and Retired

8. What do these organizations do?
Peer Support
Gender Identity Disorder (G.I.D.) Resources & Referrals
Transition Planning and Advice for Employees
Consultation /Training Services for Employers
Policy & Procedure Models and Strategies
Advocacy for the Transgender Community
Public Outreach Education about G.I.D.

9. Who are Transgendered People?
What do they look like?
How will I know?
Why should I care?

10. Who defines a person’s gender?
What defines gender?
When did you know your gender?
How do you know your gender?
Why is your gender important to you?

11.  XY Chromosomes = Male
 XX Chromosomes = Female
 But what about:
 5-alpha-reductase-deficiency
 46XY Karotype
 Mullerian agenesis
 Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
 Genetic mosaicism
 Transgender

12. Some Definitions:
Gender Role: Generally defined by society.
Gender Identity: Most appropriately defined by the self, one’s
authentic gender.
Transgender: an umbrella term inclusive of the many forms of
gender variation, expression, and/or presentation.
Transsexual: One whose sexual genitalia do not coincide with their
authentic gender identity.
Cross-Dresser: One who wears clothing of the opposite gender for
deeply felt reasons of comfort, self-acceptance, expression
or infrequently sexual gratification.
Sexual Orientation: Sexual attraction to a specific gender identity(s)
usually without regard to gender role(s).

13. More Definitions:
Transvestite: a.k.a. a Cross-dresser.
Transition: the timeframe during which an individual
moves from their anatomical birth gender
to their authentic identity gender through
changes in lifestyle and medical interventions.
Male-to-Female (MtF) : an individual born with male genitalia
who identifies as female.
Female-to-Male (FtM) : an individual born with female
genitalia who identifies as male.

14. An Important Point
Gender Identity vs. Sexual Orientation
Gender Identity is who you are.
Sexual Orientation is who you are attracted to.

15. Perceptions and Media Attention
Preconceived ideas are Human Nature.
We tend to believe what we
hear , see, or read in the media.
News and information media outlets
are driven by economic necessity.
“ If it bleeds, it leads”

16. Perceptions

17. “Transgenders CHOOSE to be that way.”
“All transgenders are perverts and deviants.”
“All transgenders are gay!”
“Transgenders are freaks and abominations.”
“All transgenders are prostitutes and addicts.”
“None of those ‘things’ deserve to live.”

18. Reality

19. Transgendered people are:
Parents Police
Children Firefighters
Taxpayers Next Door Neighbors
Home Owners Bus Drivers
Doctors Business Owners
Attorneys Radio DJs
Writers Ministers/Pastors
Actors Athletes
Teachers Poets
Mechanics Soldiers/Sailors/Marines

20. Transgender People of Note
Fran Bennett – Radio Personality
Lynn Conway, Ph.D. – Researcher,
Inventor of the silicon chip
Marci Bowers, M.D. – Physician & surgeon
Shannon Minter – Attorney at Law
Calpernia Addams – Actress & activist
Andrea James – Film producer
Becky Allison, M.D. - Cardiologist
Jamison Green – Author, writer, activist
Jennifer Boylan – Educator, writer
Diane Schroer – Military Intelligence expert

21. More…
Terri O’Connell – Race car driver
Mianne Bagger – Professional Golfer
Deirdre McCloskey – Economist
Joan Roughgarden, Ph.D. – Biologist
S. Bear Bergman – Performer, writer, activist
Loren Cameron – Artist, writer
Stephan Thorne –Police Lieutenant
Ben Barres, M.D. - Neurobiologist
Imani Henry – Artist, writer, activist
Margarett Stumpp – CEO, executive

22. Hate Crime
What is a Hate Crime?
A hate crime is any criminal act which is motivated by
hatred due to, actual or perceived; race, national
origin, ethnicity, religion, sex (gender), or sexual
orientation of the intended target.
A Hate Crime is also WORDS;
Especially epithets of any derogatory nature against any of the
above groups combined with a hate feature such as , but not
limited to, verbal declarations, drawings, or other acts
intended to scare, intimidate, terrify, or that cause
psychological harm.

23. Bias Related Incidents
What is a bias related incident?
A bias related incident occurs when a person or group experiences,
or is the target of, prejudicial behavior based on their actual or
perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or sexual orientation.
Not all bias incidents rise to the level of a hate crime depending
upon whether a crimes is associated with the acts of prejudice.

24. Considerations
Use the Golden Rule
Pay attention to visual cues
Use gender appropriate pronouns
Use the persons preferred name
If you have a question about any of the
above issues, be polite and ask
In a professional environment or public
forum keep your personal opinions
to yourself.

25. Children with G.I.D.
Jazz
Out of the Shadows

26. Children with G.I.D.:
Do NOT choose to be transgendered.
Cannot be “corrected” or “punished”
into being someone they are not.
Should NOT be forced to conform
to gender roles they do not choose
for themselves.
Should NOT be afraid to be
themselves.