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“A GAY OFFICER CGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS”

Reports n be found across the Uned Stat of police allegedly g excsive force agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people. The multiday prott — wily nsired a pivotal turng pot the morn gay rights movement — was triggered by a police raid on the popular Stonewall Inn gay bar.

LESBIAN AND GAY POLICE ASSOCIATION – GAY OFFICERS ACTION LEAGUE

History, police officers were bound to enforce explicly anti-gay laws — om lol measur outlawg men om “impersonatg a female” to the wispread crimalizatn of same-sex sexual activy.

Texas that gay sex was crimalized throughout the untry. She poted to a study published by the Williams Instute May that found lbian, gay, bisexual and queer people are six tim more likely than the general public to be stopped by police (data about transgenr dividuals were not available the datasets analyzed).

GAY AND LBIAN COPS: DIVERSY AND EFFECTIVE POLICG

The bans have been divisive, even wh the LGBTQ muny — and particularly among openly gay police officers.

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LESBIAN AND GAY POLICE ASSOCIATION – GAY OFFICERS ACTION LEAGUE – Chigo LGBT Hall of Fame .

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