The person on the right is 20-year-old Jeremiah Israel Wilson, a prostitute from Minneapolis who was unfortunate enough to have been arrested and whose face now adorns St. Paul Police Department's webpage devoted to prostitution arrest photos.
It seems as though if a john or street walker is arrested in St. Paul, their face could adorn the police department's webpage. That's not what happens so much in practice, though. If you take a look at it closely, you'll find "no photo available" for every woman on the page, and a very colourful photo for the men.
That's where Jeremiah Israel Wilson comes into play. Jeremish Israel Wilson, you see, probably has certain male appendages. Obviously, he identifies himself as a "her" and is not afraid to get monetary compensation for some certain sexual services as a woman. In other words, while all the other prostitutes faces are withheld from the webpage, out-of-towners who have a thing for transsexuals will now be able to match a face to the name.
Is the police department enforcing a dubious double standard? You bet!
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