Once arrested, gender-variant people continued to suffer at the hands of the police. Trans women in particular often suffered the worst, with officers forcing them into having their heads shaved and then shoving them into holding cells for men. This put them at a much higher risk of experiencing harassment or sexual assault due to their feminine nature. In order to combat this, San Francisco police implemented what they referred to as a “Queen’s Tank” which was a holding cell specifically for gay men and trans women. Although the claim was made that this protected them from harassment, it was still an inadequate form of segregation with a name intended to be derogatory. In Los Angeles there was a similar phenomenon but for trans men and masculine-presenting lesbians. This type of holding cell was typically referred to as a “daddy tank” which implemented harsh maximum security conditions regardless of charges.

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