Bay Area Reporter previously reported, the Police Commission passed a revised, gender-neutral grooming standards policy that allows all officers to wear earrings.
The change came months after a nonbinary police officer was sent home for insubordination for wearing earrings. "Under California law, an employer cannot harass or discriminate against a transgender employee because of their gender identity," Lindsay Nako, a straight ally who is the director of litigation and training at the Impact Fund, which represented Paul along with Legal Aid at Work, stated. "This includes refusing to use a transgender worker's chosen name and appropriate pronouns.