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Hundreds attend funeral for gay Latina teen killed by Denver police officers
Hundreds of friends and relatives gathered Saturday to say goodbye to a 17-year-old lesbian teen shot to death by Denver police officers, recalling her big heart and gregarious spirit.
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Funeral set for lesbian Latina teen shot to death by Denver police officers
Friends and family are planning to gather on Saturday for the funeral of Jessica Hernandez, a 17-year-old gay Latina who was shot to death by Denver police officers.
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Openly gay police chief revitalizes force in minority-dominated California city
Chris Magnus – white, openly gay, soft-spoken – was an unlikely choice to take over the troubled Richmond, Calif., police force when he was lured from Fargo, a city a world apart in terms of crime and demographic makeup.
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Fort Worth police officers speak out for marriage equality in new TV campaign
The ad features Fort Worth police officers talking about why they support the freedom to marry in Texas, and their support for colleague Chris, a detective who wants to someday marry his partner Justin.
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Austin police department has its first openly transgender officer
AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Austin, Texas now has it’s first openly transgender police officer. KXAN-TV reports that officer Greg Abbink has been on the police force for ten years, but it wasn’t until this year that he says he began transitioning.
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Transgender man says police threatened genital search during traffic stop
EAST POINT, Ga. — A transgender man is demanding an apology after being arrested by East Point, Ga., police last week during a traffic stop because they wanted to verify his gender. Juan Evans tells WSB-TV that he didn’t have his driver’s license with him when he was stopped for speeding, and as a result he was ridiculed, humiliated…
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Officials say officer did not use excessive force at Pittsburgh gay pride
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh city officials have determined that a police officer did not use excessive force when he punched a woman at a gay pride event in June. City Solicitor Lourdes Sanchez-Ridge made the announcement Friday afternoon. The officer, Souroth Chatterji, said he was trying to break up a fight when he grabbed the woman by the head and punched…
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Police officer investigated for forceful arrest at Pittsburgh pride event
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Pittsburgh police officer has been put on desk duty after video surfaced showing him punching a woman at the city’s LGBT pride parade and festival. Mayor Bill Peduto said Monday the officer will remain on restricted duty for a month during an internal investigation.
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Salt Lake City police officer who refused to work pride parade resigns
SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City police officer who rejected an assignment riding a motorcycle at the front of last weekend’s gay pride parade and was put on leave has now resigned. The officer, whose name is being withheld, was put on leave last week after police said he refused to provide traffic control at Sunday’s parade.
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Former cop sues London police claiming years of anti-gay harassment
LONDON — A former police officer is suing London’s Metropolitan Police for discrimination, claiming he was forced to quit after being told his bosses monitor the gay hook-up app Grindr, and that fellow officers taunted him by saying he should become “a hairdresser or cabin crew.”