Home Secretary Warns UK Police Force Over Confusing ‘Hate Crime’ Messaging

Home Secretary Warns UK Police Force Over Confusing ‘Hate Crime’ Messaging
Former Attorney General Suella Braverman, now home secretary, during a regional cabinet meeting at Middleport Pottery in Stoke on Trent, England, on May 12, 2022. Oli Scarff/PA
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Leicestershire Police have removed a social media post that suggested calling a transgender person by their previous name was a crime after the British home secretary intervened.

To raise awareness for National Hate Crime Week, Leicestershire Police put out a post on Saturday on its Twitter account about a fictional transgender person called “Jane.”

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