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The New England Gay Officers Actn League has more than 300 members and will celebrate s 25th anniversary this week.

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CELEBRATG 25 YEARS WH THE NEW ENGLAND GAY OFFICERS ACTN LEAGUE

BOSTON, Mass.—The Gay Officers Actn League (G.O.A.L.) New England—a group formed 1991 by four police officers—serv as a muny and social anizatn prised of prent and former crimal jtice, firefightg service, EMS and ary personnel. * gay officers action league new england *

—The Gay Officers Actn League (G. It is a support group for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr sworn public safety officers as well as civilian employe of feral, state and lol agenci.

[pullquote]It is a support group for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr sworn public safety officers as well as civilian employe of feral, state and lol agenci. Imperso said the nstuency of the group is ma up of gay men and women as well as transgenr public safety profsnals, some of whom are out while others are not.

ONCE THE SHADOWS, GAY POLICE NOW OUT AND PROUD

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On April 9, Judy Shepard joed the New England Gay Officers Actn League (GOAL) Boston to liver the keynote addrs at the anizatn’s 25th anniversary celebratn. “Twenty-five years later, the New England Gay Officers Actn League, or GOAL, has transformed ways none of those officers imaged durg that first fear-filled meetg.

The group, which now has more than 300 members, has traed dozens of police chiefs on how to treat gay officers their partments and has led police amy trags to help recs unrstand how to work wh gay victims. When gay marriage was beg bated Massachetts, members of GOAL said, they went to the State Hoe to ttify about the need to give partners of fallen gay officers the same benefs as those married to straight officers. Congratulatns to the officers, members and supporters of the New England Gay Officers Actn League for 25 years as an stutn of support, tn and advocy for LGBTQ+ people and issu New England.

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Behalf of all the members of the Gay Officers Actn League of New York, we thank everyone who has reached out over the last few Members and Friends, Sce Herage of Pri announced s cisn to ban GOAL om participatg Pri, we've been Journey 35 Years of GOALThe New York Cy Police Department (NYPD) has e a long way and we are proud to be a part of the posive chang. ”Twenty-five years later, the New England Gay Officers Actn League, or GOAL, has transformed ways none of those officers imaged durg that first fear-filled meetg.

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