Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people Sat Vcent and the Grenad face bias-motivated vlence and discrimatn their daily life, Human Rights Watch said a report released today. The legislature should repeal the untry’s lonial-era laws that crimalize nsensual same-sex nduct and pass prehensive civil legislatn prohibg discrimatn based on sexual orientatn and genr inty. The 58-page report, “‘They Can Harass Us Bee of the Laws’: Vlence and Discrimatn agast LGBT People Sat Vcent and the Grenad,” expos the physil and verbal asslts, fay vlence, homelsns, workplace harassment, bullyg, and sexual vlence that sexual and genr mori face unr the shadow of discrimatory laws. Those rponsible for mistreatment clu people close to LGBT people – fay members, neighbors, workers, classmat, and teachers – as well as strangers and police officers.
Contents:
- “A GAY OFFICER CGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS”
- GAY OFFICER’S ACTN LEAGUE
- GAY AND LBIAN COPS: DIVERSY AND EFFECTIVE POLICG
“A GAY OFFICER CGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS”
The Gay Officers Actn League (GOAL) was formed 1982 New York to addrs the needs, issu, and ncerns of gay and lbian law enforcement personnel. Out To Protect is an anizatn that was created to spread awarens of the gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr profsnals currently workg law enforcement, out or not.
Philly, the first LGBT liaison for the sheriff’s office Philalphia, and the only openly gay sheriff Philalphia, who go above and beyond the ll of duty to ensure trag is beg done to make better for the LGBT muny Philalphia wh their teractns wh Law Enforcement.
I’ve never agreed wh the ncept of g out, I always said well if straight people don’t have to e out and say hey I’m straight why do I need to e out and say hey I’m gay… why n’t I live my life as eely as my straight unterparts. “Comg Out From Behd The Badge is a llectn of books about g out as lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr while workg law enforcement, the fire service, and EMS profsn.
GAY OFFICER’S ACTN LEAGUE
Instead he cid to share his story and create rourc for other LGBT officers and cid to beg workg wh law enforcement profsnals who still stggle wh the homophobia that still exists policg. Law enforcement personnel who are gay, lbian, or bisexual have to have another kd of urage to be succsful a largely nservative and often tim homophobic profsn. ” But even law enforcement officers need good role mols to be succsful and this is particularly important for current or aspirg law enforcement officers who happen to be gay, lbian, or bisexual.
GAY AND LBIAN COPS: DIVERSY AND EFFECTIVE POLICG
Law enforcement as a whole needs strong gay, lbian, and bisexual personnel to be out at work orr to rrect the misrmatn, misperceptns, and fns of what means have a sexual orientatn other than heterosexual. The police service has e a long way, as did society, but obvly there is more to be done if officers are still not nfint g out and still fear that homophobia still exists wh the ranks.
This anizatn and the rourc provid pav the way for more officers to be open about their sexualy which turn will no longer be unual or unmon to have an openly gay senr police officer or high-rankg boss. “We now have transgenr police officers that want to live out and openly as transgenr police officers, and they have brought their unique experience on this job, ” said Detective Brian Downey, the print of the Gay Officers Actn League, or GOAL. So at this pot you’re probably wonrg where I am gog wh this and how do this relate to the liv and culture of LGBT police officers… Well, ’s no secret that many police partments end up unr scty for issu regardg discrimatn, homophobia, racism, and sexism.
After high school, he enlisted the Army as a woman, but that was the era of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, ” a policy that allowed gay and lbian soldiers to serve, but not openly, and he said he was discharged after almost a year bee of his sexual orientatn.