Victoria Schneider civil rights lawsuit press release

This is a press release about Victoria Schneider's civil rights lawsuit against San Francisco. On June 14, 1996, Schneider, an intersex woman who had transitioned, was unlawfully strip-searched at San Francisco County Jail after being arrested for solicitation. Officers had computer records confirming she was female but strip-searched her anyway, laughing and threatening to house her with male inmates. Strip searches without probable cause violate constitutional rights and California law. The city denied the incident happened and demanded Schneider undergo a psychological exam. Many LGBTQ+ organizations supported her case, including CUAV and the Harvey Milk Democratic Club. Her attorneys were Karen Snell and Kate Stoia from Clarence & Snell law firm. This item comes from the Victoria Schneider papers at the GLBT Historical Society.

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Identifier: pg15bf43n
Collection: Victoria Schneider Papers
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s): Clarence & Snell Law Firm
Date Created: circa 1997
Genre: Ephemera
Subject(s): Victoria Schneider
Topic(s): Intersex people
Law
LGBTQ+ civil rights
LGBTQ+ discrimination
LGBTQ+ sex workers
Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people
Transphobia
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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