he could of been arrested
Oakland Atlanta Georgia calif
http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2010/0...still-illegal/
http://oaklandlocal.com/article/cros...l-oakland-1879
http://oaklandlocal.com/article/cros...l-oakland-1879
Crossdressing Still Illegal?
Who knew? Crossdressing is still illegal in Oakland, California, & has been for 130 years.
“These laws have a history of being used as a tool of oppression,” have been “an excuse for persecution” against the LGBT community and people who don’t conform to traditional gender rolls.
In Oakland, the cross-dressing ordinance is not enforced and hasn’t been in recent memory. City officials also believe it is unconstitutional. But a report from Kaplan’s office noted that under the existing language, women in uniform working in the police and fire departments could be subject to arrest and misdemeanor charges.
Attention divas, daggers, dykes, sissies and studs: sashay shante, y’all. According to Oakland's Code of Ordinances, your style is illegal.
Immoral Dress Code 9.08.080 has been in place since 1879: “It is unlawful for any person in the city to appear in any public place nude or in the attire of a person of the opposite sex, or in any indecent or lewd attire.”
Yet shockingly, in 2010, cross-dressing remains an offense “against public peace and decency.”
“People who were not perceived to be part of the social ‘norm’ were marginalized and criminalized,” said McLeod. “Everyone is affected by this, not just queer people. If this law was enforced today, all the women on the police and fire departments could be charged with a misdemeanor for cross-dressing.”
