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
- LBIAN & GAY PEACE OFFICER’S ASSOCIATN
- GAY OFFICER’S ACTN LEAGUE
- LESBIAN AND GAY POLICE ASSOCIATION – GAY OFFICERS ACTION LEAGUE
THE COPS STANDG WH, AND FOR, THE GAY COMMUNI THEY SERVE
* gay police officers association *
But as the print of the force’s only LGBTQ aternal anizatn — the Gay Officers Actn League, or GOAL — his other role is to serve and support his brothers and sisters drsed blue … and rabows. Gay police officers straddle two worlds: Outsi the force, they are sometim viewed wh spicn by their own kd. As part of the force, they’re navigatg the very stutn largely rponsible for the vlence that led to the morn gay rights movement.
In fact, the gay rights movement was born out of a rt agast the police.
LBIAN & GAY PEACE OFFICER’S ASSOCIATN
In 1969, New York Cy officers raid the Stonewall Inn, a gay club Greenwich Village, sparkg vlent protts and clash that lasted six days.
GAY OFFICER’S ACTN LEAGUE
And back then, as now, the stggle between beg both a p and a gay activist wasn’t easily renciled.
LESBIAN AND GAY POLICE ASSOCIATION – GAY OFFICERS ACTION LEAGUE
“I’m very proud of beg a New York Cy policeman, and I’m equally proud of beg gay, ” he said to a stunned dience.
“It’s an ongog procs, y, but ’s important for the [gay muny] — which has this mentaly based on history that you n’t be both gay and a police officer — to see that there are gay ps out there.