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Contents:
- PRI SAID GAY COPS AREN’T WELE. THEN CAME THE BACKLASH.
- 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
- GAY POLICE OFFICER FIGHTS FOR FEELG PRI THE FORCE
- VIO RURFAC OF KG VON TELLG POLICE HE'S "GAY" TO RELOTE IN JAIL
- GAY CLEVELAND POLICE OFFICER SU, SAYS HE ENDURED HARASSMENT BY FELLOW PS
PRI SAID GAY COPS AREN’T WELE. THEN CAME THE BACKLASH.
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THE COPS STANDG WH, AND FOR, THE GAY COMMUNI THEY SERVE
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COMG OUT AT WORK: WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE A GAY P NEW JERSEY
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GAY POLICE OFFICER FIGHTS FOR FEELG PRI THE FORCE
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VIO RURFAC OF KG VON TELLG POLICE HE'S "GAY" TO RELOTE IN JAIL
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GAY CLEVELAND POLICE OFFICER SU, SAYS HE ENDURED HARASSMENT BY FELLOW PS
The bans have been divisive, even wh the LGBTQ muny — and particularly among openly gay police officers. Prr to the start of this trag, negative attus about the LGBTQ muny were reportedly pervasive wh the partment: In 1996, durg a retrag of veteran officers, a word associatn exercise asked for rpons to the word “gays. Gtavo Alvarez, a gay rint of Palo Alto, California, settled his lawsu agast s police partment after accg of vlatg his civil rights, rultg a settlement that clud a $572, 500 payout and a one-off two hours of mandatory LGBTQ-awarens trag for all police officers the partment.
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