GUYANA’s Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD Guyana) in collaboration with the Guyana Trans United (GTU) has trained over 140 police ranks from all divisions of the Guyana Police Force, in Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights over the past two months.

The series of workshops conducted as two-day sessions focused extensively on equipping law- enforcement officials with the information necessary to improve interaction with gender and sexual minorities, taking into consideration the recent decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice which decriminalised cross-dressing in Guyana, SASOD said in a release.

The organisation said the training was approved by the senior leadership of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and is regarded as momentous — law-enforcement officials should possess the skills and knowledge necessary to provide ‘Service and Protection’ in an equal, unbiased, non-discriminatory manner to all persons in Guyana.

SASOD says the project is being supported by Frontline AIDS’ Rapid Response Fund and the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition’s Regional HIV Grant through SASOD Guyana and GTU. Today is the closing ceremony for the first series of the workshop.