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Gay
Cops by Stephen Leinen
 A
ground-breaking study of the lives of gay and lesbian police
officers in America, Gay Cops explores the dilemmas and problems
facing homosexual cops as they balance the day-to-day realities of
their work and their sexual identities.
Leinen's overview of what it's like to be a gay
man or lesbian on a U.S. metropolitan police force is based on a
decade's worth of interviews. Well-organized and easy-to-read, the
book explores the relatively recent phenomenon of openly gay and
lesbian police from the vantages of both the force and the gay and
lesbian officer. From "Staying in the Closet" through
"Coming Out Tentatively at Work" to "Coming Out
Publicly at Work," its chapters disclose the unique brands of
fear and homophobia gay and lesbian cops endure and the very
special courage they display in coming out on the job. If one
chapter, "Recruiting Gay Cops," offers a hopeful vision
of what gay and lesbian police can give the community and the
force, another, "The Off-Duty World of Gay Cops,"
reveals that even the gay and lesbian community is occasionally
unfriendly toward gay and lesbian police. Finally, Leinen
discusses his methodology as a heterosexual social scientist
conducting this particular study, and he appends a general profile
of the officers in his study. In its research on gay and lesbian
pioneers in another uniformed service, Leinen's work usefully
complements the recent literature on gays and lesbians in the
military. Charles Harmon
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Notre
Mission: Offrir à nos membres un environnement de
camaraderie nous permettant de partager nos intérêts
professionnels; soutenir nos membres dans
leur affirmation personnelle et ou professionnelle; favoriser l’échange
d’expériences et d’information parmi nos membres; organiser
des activités au bénéfice de nos membres; donner
une certaine visibilité sociale au fait que des agents de la paix
et pompiers gais travaillent dans les services de sécurité
publique; contribuer à l’éducation sur
la réalité homosexuelle au sein de nos organisations de travail;
échanger et collaborer avec d’autres
organismes sur toute question nous intéressant.
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The Gay and Lesbian Police Employees Network (GALPEN)is
intended for employees of the Australian Federal Police (AFP)
located in Canberra, Australia. GALPEN offers support and counseling,
advocacy and lobbying, friendship and social networking, hosting
of visiting police.
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GOAL New England is a social and
community organization comprised of present and former criminal
justice system employees. It functions as a support group for gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) sworn law enforcement
officers as well as civilian employees of federal, state and local
agencies.
GOAL New England provides peer
support to members, serves as a forum for members to share their
knowledge and experience, and to discover solutions to problems
faced by members and agencies.
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The Gay Officers Action League (GOAL) was formed
in 1982 to address the needs, issues and concerns of gay and
lesbian law enforcement personnel. It is the first organization of
this type in the world. Since its inception, the Gay Officers
Action League has advocated for the rights of its members
worldwide. GOAL assists its members on matters of discrimination,
harassment and disparate treatment in the workplace. GOAL is also
a fraternal organization that promotes friendship among its
membership, which is made up of both active and retired uniformed
and civilian personnel.
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GSPOA's mission is too promote fellowship among
members and to provide resources for the exchange of
information within this organization and with other organizations;
to assist our membership by fostering educational learning
opportunities through various workshops, conferences and
seminars; to engage in charitable activities; to network with
other groups and organizations that have similar interests and
objectives; to provide a forum for the planning and implementation
of activities and programs for the benefit of the
association and its members; to provide outreach to the law
enforcement and fire fighting professions relating to our
organization and the gay and lesbian community. |
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The LEGAL International web site contains a comprehensive listing of all known gay police and gay and lesbian law enforcement groups throughout the world. A listing of web sites and e-mail addresses is provided. LEGAL International (Law
Enforcement Gays And Lesbians - International) is a worldwide federation of gay and lesbian law enforcement groups.
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Formed in 1990, the Lesbian & Gay Police
Association was set up after a group of Police staff in the
Metropolitan Police, London, realised the need for some kind of
network amongst the individual gay or lesbian officers. After an
initial social event, the Association was formed and over the
years has grown to include members in nearly every UK Police
Service.
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Our mission is to foster Community Based
Policing by contributing to the creation of mutual trust between
police and the gay and lesbian communities so that gays and
lesbians gain increasing confidence in the police through the
provision of fair and professional police services.
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The Liaison Committee is one of two
subcommittees of the Ottawa Police Services Board. Members include
representatives from the Ottawa Police Services Board, the Ottawa
Police Service, the office of the Ottawa-Carleton Crown Attorney,
the Pink Triangle Services, Gender Mosaic, AIDS Committee of
Ottawa, and the Ottawa Knights, plus individuals.
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This is where lesbian, gay and bi-sexual Law
Enforcement Officers meet. Police and Prison officers personal and
contact messages, cop chat and discussion.
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