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Madison Pride Banned Police From Pride March

In August, the organizers of the LGBT Pride Parade in Madison, Wisconsin banned uniformed local law enforcement from the march. OutReach LGBT Community Center decided to ban police officers from the parade. ...

San Francisco Cop Alleges Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination by Police Dept.

Brendan Mannix, a 28-year-old openly gay police officer in San Francisco, is suing the city over alleged discrimination and harassment based on his sexuality. The lawsuit, available on the County of San Fran...

ACLU Wins Lawsuit for LGBTQ Inmates in San Bernardino County

In 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s department on behalf of prisoners in San Bernardino county jails. The lawsuit accused the Sheriff’s depart...

Australian Police Official Apologizes to Victims of Infamous Police Assault

On June 24, 1978 in Sydney, Australia, a crowd formed in Taylor Square. The people there would later gain recognition as the “78ers,” and their presence that night sparked an unanticipated chain of events that ...

Cleveland Establishes City’s First-Ever LGBTQ Police Liaison

The city of Cleveland is aiming to provide an overall safe place for residents. Including LGBTQ citizens. To ensure broader protection for different neighborhoods, Mayor Frank G. Jackson recently named the c...