Sce 1982, the Gay Officers Actn League has moved to bridge the divis between themselv and the people they’re sworn to protect.
Contents:
- THE COPS STANDG WH, AND FOR, THE GAY COMMUNI THEY SERVE
- COMG OUT AT WORK: WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE A GAY P NEW JERSEY
- “A GAY OFFICER CGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS”
- WE WENT TO A CONVENTN FOR GAY POLICE OFFICERS BERL
- HOMOSEXUALY AS DEVIANCE: THE CASE OF THE GAY POLICE OFFICER
THE COPS STANDG WH, AND FOR, THE GAY COMMUNI THEY SERVE
* homosexual police officers *
They routely flung homophobic slurs and once rved his name off an award says the dangero workplace environment began years ago, when he was attendg highway patrol amy and a fellow t held a gun to his head.
COMG OUT AT WORK: WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE A GAY P NEW JERSEY
The image of the gay p has been fetishized to ath over the last few s. Tom of Fland, Village People, Gee Michael, and so many others have done their darnst to cement the homo p to the public psyche, but 's a safe bet that none of... * homosexual police officers *
“I know you are gay, " the t said, acrdg to Brome. "Tell me you are gay and I will pull the trigger.
“A GAY OFFICER CGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS”
Supervisors allowed the hostile treatment to ntue, Brome surmised, bee he was a gay man.
WE WENT TO A CONVENTN FOR GAY POLICE OFFICERS BERL
“They refe to acknowledge there’s a problem and they refe to do anythg about , ” said Brome, of Vallejo, ’s story is part of a wave of lawsus allegg anti-gay workplace discrimatn filed by gay officers agast law-enforcement partments across the U.
The lawsus scribe abive work environments, where beg gay or lbian often meant cel tnts, hostile work ndns and limed reer opportuni. Officers and supervisors allegedly mocked Kara person and work textg groups bee he is gay.
"If you ever want to see a whe shirt [get a promotn], you should tone down your gayns.
HOMOSEXUALY AS DEVIANCE: THE CASE OF THE GAY POLICE OFFICER
It found lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr officers and applints filed 48 urt s durg that time perd.