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The NYPD will begin to publish more recruitment statistics. Along with available data about race, the department will offer a breakdown of members’ sexual identity and orientation. They will be one of the first police departments in the country to do so, and hope that it will motivate LGBTQIA+ individuals to apply.
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Beyond the obvious disregard for the rights of law enforcement personnel who wish to be active participants in pride events is the matter of public safety, which can be seriously jeopardized when cops are kept from large gatherings of people.
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The Sacramento LGBT Community Center had previously asked city officers not to participate in uniform in the upcoming gay pride parade.
Read More →A gay officer with the Cleveland (OH) Police Department has filed suit against his agency for alleged sexual harassment in the workplace.
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Castor served 31 years at the Tampa Police Department, first as a patrol officer and then six years as police chief, according to her campaign website.
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Police officers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison police and Dane County Sheriff's Office will not march in Madison's upcoming Pride Parade because some LGBTQ community members voiced concerns about feeling unsafe with officers participating armed and in uniform.
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Agencies are being forced to embrace new ways of reaching potential hires to fill their ranks.
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The San Jose (CA) Police Department is for the first time launching a campaign to recruit members of the LGBT community through a series of public initiatives and an ad campaign.
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San Diego’s first transgender police officer was kept out of an event at the San Diego LGBT Community Center in Hillcrest earlier this month because she was wearing her uniform.
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A New York City intersection was renamed on Friday for a police sergeant who formed the first lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender police fraternal organization.
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