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SLC police officer placed on leave after refusing to work at LGBT pride
SALT LAKE CITY — An officer with the Salt Lake City Police Department has been put on administrative leave after he reportedly refused an assignment to work during the weekend’s LGBT pride event. The officer had been given a traffic control and public safety assignment during Sunday’s parade.
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Justice Dept. to train local police forces to work with transgender people
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department launched a program Thursday to train local police departments to better respond to transgender individuals, a population authorities say is disproportionately harmed by violence.
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Philadelphia police revamps policy on how to treat transgender people
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police have issued new guidelines on how officers should treat transgender people, a policy that department officials say is to ensure everyone is treated with respect.
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Baltimore police form advisory council to improve relations with LGBT community
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore police department on Friday announced the formation of an advisory council to help improve its relations with the LGBT community.
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Boston police adopts guidelines on how officers should treat transgender people
BOSTON — Boston police have issued new guidelines on how officers should treat transgender people, a policy that one department official says is to ensure that everyone is treated with “respect and dignity.”
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Study finds majority of hate crimes go unreported to police
WASHINGTON — Despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen in recent years as more victims of violent attacks express doubt that police can or will help.
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City council appoints Minneapolis’ first female, openly gay police chief
The Minneapolis city council on Friday confirmed 25-year veteran officer Janee Harteau as the city’s new Chief of Police, and in doing so Harteau becomes the first woman and first openly gay officer to serve as police chief.
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Italian police apologize for labeling homosexuality a ‘deviant’ behavior
ROME, Italy — An official of the Italian Carabinieri — the national police of Italy — on Wednesday issued a public apology and after being forced to change a training manual that listed homosexuality as a “sexual deviance” in the same category as bestiality, incest and necrophilia.
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LAPD website ‘pride’ reflects ‘commitment to diversity and equality’
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department celebrated Pride 2012 by changing the banner on the department’s website to reflect its “commitment to diversity and equality.”
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Hate group speakers draw LGBT protesters at Boston tea party rally
BOSTON — A Tea Party rally in Boston on Sunday — featuring guest speakers from two noted anti-gay hate groups — drew a crowd of counter protesters from LGBT advocacy group Join the Impact Massachusetts and members of the Occupy movement, and led to arrests of at least three people.