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The Gay Officers Activity League (GOAL), is a first-of-its-kind organization that was formed in 1982 to address the needs, issues, and concerns of homosexual and lesbian law enforcement personnel and has since expanded to a ngo tax-exempt civil rights company. GOAL was founded by Charles Henry "Charlie" Cochrane, Jr. (August 5, 1943–May 5, 2008) a sergeant of the New York City Police Department, who after delivering a widespread testimony on anti-gay discrimination legislation pending before the New York City Council, became the first openly gay officer of the NYPD. Since its founding as a fraternal group, GOAL has advocated for the rights of its members and has assisted them on matters of discrimination, harassment, and disparate treatment in the workplace. GOAL furthers its mission by providing training at the NY Police Academy and Jersey City Police Department, among others.
Our group provides an arena for members to discuss their needs and concerns in a comfortable atmosphere without fear of job-related reprisals. We provide a protected environment for a team of people who contain been and continue to be, victims of harassmen
LESBIAN AND GAY POLICE ASSOCIATION – Same-sex attracted OFFICERS ACTION LEAGUE
ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2015
The Lesbian and Same-sex attracted Police Association–Gay Officers Action League (LGPA–GOAL) was founded in 1991 by four Chicago Police Officers: Mary Boyle, Dorothy Knudson, Sue Sasso, and Karen Conway, who felt that it was period that lesbian and gay police personnel had an entity of their hold.
Known in those days as the “Lesbian and Queer Police Association” (LGPA), the group’s imaginative purpose was to provide support for gay and homosexual woman police officers, who were mostly closeted at the second. The LGPA was dedicated to promoting solidarity and upholding Human Rights, providing support and social interaction for its members, and promoting understanding between the police and Chicago’s LGBT communities through education, communication, and charitable acts. Among its many achievements, the LGPA—as it was known between its founding and 2005—sought and won the right to wear the Chicago Police Department (CPD) uniform in annual Pride Parades; earned the right to post LGBT comparable notices in the police bulletin; fought against inter-departmental discrimination toward LGBT officers; earned the
An Oceanside police officer has filed suit against that North County city, alleging that his fellow officers discriminated against him and harassed him after finding out he was gay, and that he was then retaliated against when after reporting the misconduct.
Sgt. Tyler Peppard also accuses the department and city of Oceanside in the suit, which was filed on Nov. 22, of failing to prevent the behavior.
Much more ominously, Peppard is alleging that fellow officers tampered with his SWAT equipment and/or removed ammunition from his magazines during his period of harassment.
"… Plaintiff experienced discrimination simply because he is an openly gay man," the court papers state. "Indeed, he is the only openly gay person in the entire department."
For its part, the metropolis said it's investigating Peppard's claims.
"The city takes these allegations seriously and has retained a commandment firm to conduct an independent investigation to review Sgt. Peppard’s allegations," City Attorney John Mullen told NBC 7, in part, regarding the suit. "The study is ongoing. The city will have no further comment until all witnesses have been interviewed, all relevant evidence examined and the indepe
How Police Have Failed LGBTQ+ Communities
These occurrences of law enforcement violence constitute just some of the many ways in which LGBTQ+ people are harmed by those supposedly tasked with perpetuating justice. Over-policing and criminal justice system discrimination also disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people — particularly LGBTQ+ people of color, who endure cross-cutting discrimination that has myriad unjust consequences.
LGBTQ+ people have historically experienced disparate police impair and been targeted while facing bias across every layer of our common safety system. For example, law enforcement officials have disproportionately profiled transgender people on the basis of their appearance, clothing, and for doing innocuous things, like traveling to school. Gay men have also been unjustly targeted by law enforcement for decades, with police engaging in undercover operations specifically aiming to criminalize lgbtq+ conduct. Throughout history, police raided bars frequented by Diverse people not only in New York City, but throughout the country.
Members of LGBTQ+ communities not only face disparate police harm, they are also underserved by law enforcement. Indeed,