Carboni now applauds the SJPD for the new guidelines in the manual.
The duty manual covers different aspects such as what names and labels to use out in the field, to the words officers use when writing a report involving the community - especially the trans, binary and gender diverse communities.
Sera Fernando from the Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ affairs aided the department in writing the new policy.
An example of what she helped explained in the manual is when officers use a birth given name in an investigation rather than someone s chosen name, it adds to that person s pain.