Jaime Deer

Jaime Deer is an American police officer. In the 2010s, he was one of the only openly transgender law enforcement officers in the United States.

Career

Deer is an officer with the King County Police Department in Washington state. He joined the police force in 1998.

In 2017, he was a guest speaker at a community breakfast hosted by Mason County Sheriff Casey Salisbury. In June 2018, he was recognized by NBC Out as a LGBTQ+ innovator and change maker for being one of the only openly transgender law enforcement officers in the United States. Later that year, he was asked by the United States Department of Justice to improve their national training program for law enforcement.

In 2021, Deer spoke out publicly against Seattle's decision to disallow police officers from marching in Pride Month parades while in uniform.

Personal life

Deer married his wife, Kay, a police dispatcher, in 2014.

He is a trans man and began taking hormone replacement therapy in 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 Cohen, Gabe (October 26, 2018). "Transgender King County deputy will help with national training program". KOMO-TV. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ Klipsch, Tedd (July 8, 2021). "Jaime Deer: Deputy Sheriff, Trainer, Advocate". KC Employees. King County, Washington. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ Mikkelsen, Drew (February 24, 2017). "Rural county's sheriff invites LGBT community for breakfast". KING-TV. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ Price, Brian (June 3, 2017). "Transgender King County deputy recognized for #Pride30". KING-TV. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ Artavia, David; Greenfield, Beth (June 24, 2021). "LGBTQ cops want Pride organizers to 'stop seeing us as the enemy'". Yahoo!. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Compton, Julie (May 31, 2017). "#Pride30: Transgender Cop Jaime Deer Is a Force for Change". NBC News. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ Tompkins, Jamie (February 13, 2017). "Transgender King County sheriff's deputy shares his 'scariest' journey". KCPQ. Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved September 12, 2026.